Hi Julian,

You wrote "Hospitalizations and deaths for covid are still well above what they were a year ago" but this looks wrong to me, both for MA and nationwide?  Nationally, hospitalizations are at 1.9/100k compared to 2/100k this time in 2022, and in MA it's 2/100k vs 1.5/100k.  For deaths, nationally we're averaging 1,773/wk vs 3,709/wk a year ago, and MA is averaging 3.6/d compared to 5.4/d a year ago.

Jeff

On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 9:57 AM Julian Blechner via Organizers <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

All of my immune-compromised friends are still masking and still not able to enjoy the things so many people are taking for granted.

Hospitalizations and deaths for covid are still well above what they were a year ago.

Reported cases are down, but positive test % is still very high - indicating a high number of cases out there that we don't see. This means vaccines are working to keep cases more mild, but that covid is still rampant out there.

Contra continues to be an epidemiologist's nightmare activity, even worse that casual hospital contact:

heavy breathing, mingling with dozens of other people at close quarters, being face-to-face with them.

What I'd like to see is more organizers set policies that are connected to hospitalizations and deaths, setting standards based on numbers and sticking to them.

Julian Blechner

speaking for myself

committee member, Downtown Amherst Contra

+ caller

On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 9:52 AM Brooke Friendly via Organizers <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Mask mandates for medical facilities were lifted in Oregon in March.

Brooke Friendly

On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 6:35 AM Lisa Sieverts via Organizers <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hello fellow organizers,

I have been a big proponent of our dance mask mandates and feel we have prevented quite a bit of COVID spread by requiring good facemasks.

However, our local hospital has announced that after 3 years of a mask mandate for everyone entering their building (it’s both a hospital and a medical center), they are lifting the mandate on April 10 for anyone asymptomatic and who hasn’t had a recent COVID contact.

Our board will be discussing this soon but I am very curious about what other organizers think. Is it time? And what should be our criteria for lifting our mandates?

Best,
Lisa
Monadnock Folklore Society
Nelson, NH

Lisa Sieverts
603-762-0235
lisa@lisasieverts.com
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