During this cold and flu season, we wanted to share a friendly reminder that if you are feeling under the weather please avoid contact with others and stay home and take care of yourself. While staying home if you are sick could result in you missing a Sunday service, or a UUCUC group or committee meeting, others will appreciate your thoughtfulness!

Here are some general tips from the CDC to help avoid a cold or flu this season:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water. Wash them for at least 20 seconds, and help young children do the same. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Viruses that cause colds can stay on your hands, and regular handwashing can help protect you from getting sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Viruses that cause colds can enter your body this way and make you sick.
• Stay away from people who are sick. Sick people can spread viruses that cause the common cold through close contact with others.
• Disinfect frequently touched surfaces, including objects such as toys and doorknobs.