Recommendations regarding health precautions

The Moving Forward Task Force has been meeting over the course of the pandemic to advise the Board of Trustees on what it considers the most prudent steps to take to maintain the good health and safety of our beloved community,

We have recommended a conservative course of masking and vaccinations for those attending services in person. We recognize that the requirement of masking while indoors has become annoying to some people, in part because KUUF is one of the few places that still requires masks.

Unfortunately, conditions are such that continuing our mask requirement is still prudent. Although it is true that Covid case numbers are dropping from where they had been, and Kitsap County is listed in the “low risk” category, it is also a fact that hospitalizations from Covid are climbing, and – this is important – we now have a virus trifecta that is filling hospital ERs.

Our hospital ERs are at capacity because of flu, RSV, and Covid. This is already the worst flu season in 15 years, and RSV, a respiratory virus that is especially dangerous for infants and young children, is also widespread.

Unfortunately, this is not the time to relax our requirement to wear a mask while in the building. While we no longer require that those attending attest to having been vaccinated, we do strongly recommend that everyone who can tolerate vaccines get the latest booster shot for Covid and also get your flu shot. Both of these shots have been proven to be highly effective.

May we all enjoy good health this holiday season and into the new year of 2023.

The Moving Forward Task Force has been meeting over the course of the pandemic to advise the Board of Trustees on what it considers the most prudent steps to take to maintain the good health and safety of our beloved community,

We have recommended a conservative course of masking and vaccinations for those attending services in person. We recognize that the requirement of masking while indoors has become annoying to some people, in part because KUUF is one of the few places that still requires masks.

Unfortunately, conditions are such that continuing our mask requirement is still prudent. Although it is true that Covid case numbers are dropping from where they had been, and Kitsap County is listed in the “low risk” category, it is also a fact that hospitalizations from Covid are climbing, and – this is important – we now have a virus trifecta that is filling hospital ERs.

Our hospital ERs are at capacity because of flu, RSV, and Covid. This is already the worst flu season in 15 years, and RSV, a respiratory virus that is especially dangerous for infants and young children, is also widespread.

Unfortunately, this is not the time to relax our requirement to wear a mask while in the building. While we no longer require that those attending attest to having been vaccinated, we do strongly recommend that everyone who can tolerate vaccines get the latest booster shot for Covid and also get your flu shot. Both of these shots have been proven to be highly effective.

May we all enjoy good health this holiday season and into the new year of 2023.