[W8MWA] In-Person Meetings, Field Day, and More

Mon Apr 26 20:07:37 EDT 2021

1) The Tuesday lunches at Krepps park pavilion have resumed - we meet at
noon - Bring your lunch - all are welcome!!!

2) While the virus is slowing down, the virus is still circulating in WV
(Mon county is yellow/green), so not quite time to go all the way back to
(indoors) business as usual, but getting there.  While vaccinated folks can
safely gather, there are likely still club members who are not yet fully
vaccinated.  This likely means that until all attendees are vaccinated we
need to continue with precautions like masks and spacing for an indoor
gathering.  We could likely meet safely in an outdoors setting, at least
for the summer - anyone have a low-cost (free) pavilion we could meet in?

3) If you are not yet vaccinated - now is the time!  Mon County will
readily vaccinate anyone with a WV connection - address, employment, etc.
I helped out last Friday and we were not busy, no lines at all.  Please
call in and get your appointment scheduled!   I pasted the page to schedule
your vaccination below.

4) Field day, as an outdoors event, could likely be done safely, live and
in person.  Personally I am looking forward to an in-person Field Day!

73,  Carl  WA3ZZU

Vaccinations are now available for all West Virginia residents age 16 or
older. We are pleased to inform you that there are appointments available
on multiple days at the former Sears Building in the Morgantown Mall at
9520 Mall Road, Morgantown, WV 26501.  All appointments for this clinic
should be scheduled on our website: www.wvumedicine.org/vaccine
<https://wvumedicine.org/info/vaccine/>.  You must schedule an appointment
and complete the registration in order to receive the vaccine. The vaccine is
free of charge, there is no need to enter insurance information, when you
get to the insurance information page scroll down and click on “Schedule it!
 ”

This email does not guarantee an appointment. Please schedule your
appointment promptly, as slots fill up quickly. All appointments are
scheduled online on a first-come, first-served basis.  If there are no
appointments left please check the above link again as we add
vaccination clinics
every week.

*Online scheduling **step by step instructions*
<https://wvumedicine.org/info/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/01/Vaccine-Scheduling-Instructions-651-25-2021.pdf>

On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 3:21 PM Cory Sickles <wa3uvv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, Everyone:
>
> Starting with Saint Patrick's Day of 2020, most of West Virginia was
> closed.  Along with restaurants, stores, and so much else, we had to
> curtail our in-person meetings at the Red Cross office in Morgantown.
>
> As time progressed, we realized we were in this for a long haul and Zoom
> meetings started up, as some way to keep us in touch with each other and
> have some level of continuity with club operations.  Still, this is a poor
> substitute for the physical and personal aspects of being in the same room
> with each other.
>
> Now that West Virginia has been a leader in converting vaccines into
> vaccinations, a number of us have given some serious thought to holding
> in-person meetings, once again.  Much of this is dependent upon whether we
> can get our former meeting venue back or possibly find an alternative.
>
> Even with a good number of us having received our vaccinations, we have
> state mandates and other considerations.  In consulting with some members
> of our healthcare community, the wearing of masks and keeping appropriately
> distant from each other are more than just good ideas.
>
> As always,, the good health of every MWA member and visitor is of the
> utmost importance, so we also need to take into consideration anyone with
> compromised immune systems, those with ongoing respiratory issues, and so
> on.
>
> I will again update you on this, once some response from our contacts at
> the Red Cross has been received.
>
> Onto another topic, Field Day is coming up on the last full weekend of
> June.  Here again, we have the opportunity to assemble our team of portable
> stations and operators - if - there is sufficient interest in this event.
> Much of the same considerations given to in-person meetings are shared
> here, as well.
>
> Also, many restaurants have reopened their inside dining areas.  More
> formalized (if that's the right word) lunches like Taco Tuesday/Thursday
> could resume - again - if there is interest.
>
> Please share your thoughts about the topics above (or other things on your
> mind) through the MWA reflector.  I believe that everyone can benefit from
> an intelligent exchange of thoughts and ideas.
>
> Best regards,
> Cory Sickles, WA3UVV
>
>
>
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-- 
Carl Werntz, D.O., MPH
Morgantown Occupational Medicine, PLLC
Phone:  304-602-2176
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