actualwadeJan 13
Shaula Evans

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

@LonelinessCorps

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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
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@ShaulaEvans @LonelinessCorps AMEN! Thank you for sharing this! I have not gone to church in person for years bc everybody has moved on and masks are rarely used. Our church actually invested in air purifiers (which are at the periphery) and used to crack windows open, stream services to the parking lot and give communion outdoors. The only thing surviving are the air purifiers now. With all the singing and lack of masking, it is too risky for me to go. Alas, there is some hope in seeing this
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@ShaulaEvans What a beautiful thing to read. It's all so possible! ❤️
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@ShaulaEvans kijk, @EmbodiedEthics , het kan! Dit is alleen wel in Canada. ⬆️
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@ShaulaEvans @LonelinessCorps Thank you! Otherwise I would not have found this cited article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908423001360
Possible cancer-causing capacity of COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 an oncogenic agent?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown diverse life-threatening effects, most of which are considered short-term. In a…

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@ShaulaEvans @LonelinessCorps

Thank you for posting this.

Show threadDavidJan 12
@ShaulaEvans @LonelinessCorps For those wanting a non-church statement for their event or organization, see @phpledge
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