COVID-19 Updates and Temple Sinai's Response

As of October 26, 2024 (updates will be posted here as necessary)

COVID-19 may not be making the headlines it once did. But that doesn’t mean we’re “safe” from it. COVID-19 infection can still cause severe, even life-threatening illness. That’s particularly true for people who are living with a compromised immune system and other conditions that can put them at higher risk.
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TEMPLE POLICIES:

• We strongly encourage everyone, including children as young as six months, to get all vaccines for COVID and the flu, including COVID boosters for which they are eligible. The CDC recommends a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine, six months after the first dose, for people 65 years and older and for people with are moderately or severely immunocompromised. 

• Wearing masks is at the discretion of the individual. We recommend either surgical masks or N95/KN95 masks for people who choose to wear a mask, as they provide the best protection. 

​• We strongly recommend that people with cold, flu, or other respiratory symptoms should stay home. Symptoms include fever, chills, coughing, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Follow instructions from your heathcare provider.

• Those who have tested positive for COVID should not enter the Temple building until their overall symptoms have begun to improve and they have been fever-free without aid of medication for at least 24 hours. Those who are recovering from COVID should wear a mask in the Temple for at least five days after resuming normal activities. This is the same recommendation as for anyone recovering from any respiratory illness.