Post #49 Church Small Group Meeting Guidance during COVID-19 Pandemic

Updated June 13, 2020Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a pandemic in flux. As the number of active cases and hospital ICU occupancy changes and new research comes out, recommendations will change. Please check with your church, doctor, local health departments, and www.CDC.gov for the most up-to-date information and guidance on meeting in person.As most people know by now, COVID-19 is mainly targeting the old, immunocompromised, and individuals with underlying health issues. But it bears reminding that normal, healthy young adults are also getting severely ill. Importantly, children of all ages have been afflicted by a condition now termed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), which has led to some deaths in normal, healthy kids with no underlying health issues. MIS-C and healthy young adults getting severely ill is a small risk, but it is a real risk. Please bear this in mind.However, at some point we all take risk. Driving down the freeway could lead to a fatal accident but we do it everyday. Children attending school even when there is no pandemic could lead to meningitis, but we do it everyday.The key is calculating risk and minimizing it without going overboard - which is a very tricky thing to do with a new virus such as COVID-19.If you are older than 60 years, have serious health issues, or are immunocompromised - you should not join an in-person meeting of a small group until further notice from public health officials.If you are l...
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