When deemed necessary, our COVID Advisory Panel provides COVID- and contagious-disease-related information, including disease risk level in Manhattan here. It is updated weekly unless there has been no change.

Covid and Respiratory Illness Resources

In an effort to keep our beloved UUFM community safe and well, the following resources on Covid and other respiratory illnesses have been compiled from reputable sources

Covid information from the CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Covid information from the Kansas Department of Health

https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas

Covid case rates in the Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie county area.

https://covidactnow.org/us/metro/manhattan_ks/?s=26431547

Calculator for isolation and quarantine

COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation | CDC

Other links

Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary Update | CDC

National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System | CDC

COVID-19, cold, allergies and the flu: What are the differences? – Mayo Clinic

UUFM COVID and Contagious Disease Safety Policy

approved by the Board on January 10, 2023

1

Principles and Policies

UUFM is dedicated to respect for everyone, the right of conscience, and community care. We strive to create a mask-positive environment, where anyone wearing a mask to reduce disease transmission feels welcome and fully included. No one will be pressured to remove a mask or explain why they are wearing it. Masks are not required during our Sunday services or other events, but we may strongly encourage them during times of high community transmission. 

We shall provide UUFM members with objective health information and will encourage them to make informed choices. We will not pressure anyone to do anything that that person considers dangerous. We shall provide the resources in Section 3.

1.1

Exceptions

Any scheduled activity group may require masks, but shall not prohibit them. The members of said group shall decide their own policy.

We may require masks if a current government mask mandate applies to us.

2

Recommendations to Members

If you wear a mask, we recommend surgical or better (i.e. not cloth).

We recommend you use our community risk levels or similar information to inform your attendance choices, especially if you or someone at home is at high risk.

If you have symptoms of a contagious illness, we ask that you stay away from in person fellowship events until you are better.

3

Resources

The UUFM website shall provide up to date Covid- and contagious-disease-related information, including disease risk levels in Manhattan, updated weekly unless there has been no change.

The weekly announcement email shall also include said risk levels.

The fellowship shall provide free surgical, KN95 and/or N95 masks for attendees.