Covid Policy

This policy is intended to help prevent the spread of Covid during in-person meetings. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

Meeting participants will:

●	Please follow the Covid policies of the venue where we meet. [ Writers & Books’ policy ]
●	Please wear a suitable mask at all times.
●	If possible, please maintain a social distance of at least three (3) feet while seated, and at least six (6) feet at all other times.
●	Please wash hands and use hand sanitizer regularly.

Please do not attend a meeting:

●	if you (a) have any Covid symptoms, (b) are currently infected with Covid, or (c) are currently under quarantine/isolation;
●	within five (5) days after the last day of having any Covid symptoms;
●	or within five (5) days after close contact with anyone who is infected with Covid or under quarantine/isolation and you are not up-to-date with Covid vaccinations. (CDC defines “close contact” as: being within six (6) feet of an infected person for a total of fifteen (15) minutes or more over a 24-hour period.)

Additional notes:

●	You may want to consider using New York State’s Covid Alert NY smartphone app, which helps with Covid contact tracing.