[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [PLEASE READ] Masking Survey Results and Policy Change
Hi all,
The COVID wastewater levels (https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm)
have dropped back below 500 and seem fairly stable. Per the survey,
masking is now optional.
Sam and Kat
On Sep 9, 2023 at 1:38 PM -0400, Sam Ratliff <sratliff118 gmail com>,
wrote:
> Sorry to be back in your inbox so soon...
>
> The COVID wastewater levels are solidly in the 600s
> (https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm). Per the survey, masking
> will be mandatory until the levels drop below 500 units.
>
> Sam and Kat
> On Aug 26, 2023 at 11:38 PM -0400, Sam Ratliff <sratliff118 gmail com>,
> wrote:
> > Hello again!
> >
> > Given that the wastewater levels
> > (https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm) have fallen to around 400
> > units, masking will be optional as of today. The levels are still
> > moving around, and historically, covid has been worse in the fall and
> > winter, so we will keep an eye on the data and see what comes of it.
> > Hopefully levels stay low this year!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Sam and Kat
> > On Aug 18, 2023 at 11:51 PM -0400, Sam Ratliff <sratliff118 gmail
> > com>, wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > The COVID wastewater levels (data from here:
> > > https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm) have been fluctuating
> > > between 450 and 550 units for the north system over the last two
> > > weeks. As a point of reference, at the end of June when we sent out
> > > the masking survey, levels were below 100 units. In accordance with
> > > the results of the survey, masking will be mandatory until levels
> > > are consistently below 500 units. This will go into effect starting
> > > August 26th.
> > >
> > > Sam and Kat
> > > On Jun 25, 2023 at 9:23 PM -0400, Katarina Whimsy via
> > > Boston-change-ringers <boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu>,
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hey folks,
> > > >
> > > > Sam (Tower Captain: Advent) and I (Tower Captain: Old North) took
> > > > the time
> > > > to go through the survey results in order to make an Official
> > > > Decision
> > > > about masking during tower bell ringing. (we are not qualified to
> > > > speak
> > > > towards masking at handbell ringing on account of it having to
> > > > adhere to
> > > > MIT policies)
> > > >
> > > > Firstly, we'd like to thank everyone for your thoughtful and
> > > > compassionate
> > > > input. We received 33 survey responses and almost as many comments
> > > > --I've
> > > > attached an anonymized summary of the survey data at the bottom of
> > > > this
> > > > email. The brief summary is that ~66% of people prefer a
> > > > mask-optional
> > > > policy and ~75% of people prefer the windows to be open when
> > > > weather
> > > > permits.
> > > >
> > > > Secondly, we will be changing the policy as follows:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *Masks will be optional in the tower when...the windows are
> > > > open...the
> > > > covid wastewater levels (https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm
> > > > <https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm>) are below 500
> > > > "Copies of
> > > > COVID-19 RNA per milliliter of wastewater"*
> > > >
> > > > Additionally, if you are experiencing symptoms of respiratory
> > > > illness, or
> > > > have had a recent covid exposure, please wear a mask (or don't
> > > > attend).
> > > > This is true even if you have had a negative test --we don't want
> > > > to spread
> > > > flus or colds throughout the tower either!
> > > >
> > > > We will give one week's notice if/when masks become required
> > > > again, and the
> > > > officers reserve the right to change the policy even if the
> > > > wastewater
> > > > number has not reached 500 (eg, if the government re-institutes a
> > > > state of
> > > > emergency)
> > > >
> > > > This policy will go into effect starting on *Wednesday, July 5th*.
> > > > At that
> > > > point, masks will be optional but still welcome/encouraged. Please
> > > > do not
> > > > harass any ringer for wearing or not-wearing a mask during times
> > > > when
> > > > masking is optional.
> > > >
> > > > Thirdly, we had a few comments about getting air filters for the
> > > > towers.
> > > > That will not immediately affect the policy, but we think it's a
> > > > good idea
> > > > and would like to move forward with figuring out how to do that
> > > > (including
> > > > asking the churches for permission to store, finding funds, etc)
> > > >
> > > > Thank you again for your input. A link to the survey data is below:
> > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzuaXEdywNB-12Q_lekfVpWAMS7PORfQlueYs6x507I/edit?usp=sharing
> > > >
> > > > ~Kat and Sam
> > > > -------------- next part --------------
> > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> > > > URL:
> > > > <http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mhonarc/boston-change-ringers/attachments/20230625/0a5bd54f/attachment.htm>
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Boston-change-ringers mailing list
> > > > Boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu
> > > > https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/boston-change-ringers
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL:
<http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mhonarc/boston-change-ringers/attachments/20231026/68301fa0/attachment.htm>