A friend sent me this Covid Policy Statement (from a church in Vancouver, Canada) and I feel so seen that I'm in tears. It's well written and relatively comprehensive. It is also an astonishing example of care and compassion combined with science to inform an approach to covid.

I'm sharing it here for the many Fedi friends who may be heartened by it or find it useful.

https://www.stmargaretscedarcottage.ca/why-are-we-still-masking.html

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Why are we still masking?

Some people might wonder why St. Margaret’s continues to take precautions against the spread of Covid in our community when it feels like the rest of the world has moved on. Our decision may make...

ST. MARGARET 'S CEDAR COTTAGE ANGLICAN CHURCH
@ShaulaEvans @LonelinessCorps Thank you! Otherwise I would not have found this cited article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908423001360
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