For the safety of all

For nearly 40 years I have enjoyed playing music weekly with a group of friends numbering as high as 40 people at times. Recently the question of how to conduct ourselves during the pandemic has become a bone of contention, so two physicians and two registered nurses in the group have come up with the following guidelines:

1. To attend a session of the music group you must confirm that you have been vaccinated. Please be prepared to respond without rancor or argument. It’s not a hard question; yes or no will answer it. This is not a topic for debate. It’s the way it is. If you’ve not been vaccinated for any reason, do not come. You will not be welcome.

Note: Refusal to confirm or deny vaccination will be considered a “no.” In fact, refusing to confirm when you have been vaccinated is, in some ways, worse, and will stand as a poor testament to your degree of empathy and integrity.

The following are a matter of trust. We will assume you have the honesty and integrity to conform with the following on your honor:

2. If you have fever you will not attend.

3. If you are actively sneezing or coughing, these are respiratory symptoms and you will not attend.

4. If you’ve been exposed to a possible covid sufferer, you will not attend for 10 days.

Thank you all for your attention, and I hope and trust all is well with each of you.

GENE REID

Little Rock