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Have you noticed the number of people with the flu, or flu symptoms, or an upper-respiratory infection? It is the time of year when America succumbs to the current illness bug, and millions of people will be coughing and sputtering and sneezing. The people who get flu shots may be immune from all this, but they may also fall victim perhaps with a milder condition. Go figure!
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Hospitals report an overflow of flu victims and in many cases have limited the number of visitors. It has become a full-blown epidemic in some parts of the country.
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Don't Shake My Hand
While your admonitions are well intentioned, I suspect they will be ignored by most in teh business settings above all. Unfortunate, but that seems to be the business ethic right now. As sick time has become more and more scarce, I can fully understand tough don't accept, that some people feel obliogated to come to work when sick.
When sick I try to avoid going out in public, but until doctors will come to me again, as in days past, and milk, bread, meat, veges and fruit are brought to thehome door; as a widower I sometimes have no choice but to venture out.
As to your church: I sure know that mine, from the pulpit and the bulletin:
1) encourages the sick to stay home
2) recommends that you not shake hands if you don't feel well
3) tells us not to shake hands, etc. if the other person is not willing, uncomfortable or is hesitant
4) requires the commnion ministers to use hand sanitizer before distributing communion; which is kept next to the altar for convenienc.
5) tells us not to receive the Cup if we can not feeling well
maybe your could do the same. It would certainly help.
Disposable cups?
Is there any religious obstacle to having the priests wear disposable gloves (like those used by food service workers) when handling the wafers?
I will admit to coming in to work when sick (unless so sick that I went to a doctor). Maybe I wouldn't have if I could have taken work home with me.
I see that a lot of places are now making hand sanitizer readily available.
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