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.