Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM), the organization who hosts NCYC, is requiring all of its participants to show proof of either a negative COVID-19 test result no more than 72 hours prior to the start of NCYC or to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It is not a requirement that participants be fully vaccinated in order to participate at NCYC this year.
It is not requirement that participants be fully vaccinated in order to participate at NCYC this year. All participants have the option to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result no sooner than 72 hours prior to the start of NCYC on Thursday, November 18. Any negative diagnostic test result will be accepted. This includes any COVID-19 test taken in a doctor's office, a drive-up testing site, at-home, or another performing diagnostic testing. NFCYM is not recommending or requiring a particular type of diagnostic test for those who are not vaccinated. Diagnostic tests detect if a person has an active infection. A rapid or at-home test would be acceptable. Please note that blood tests detect antibodies, which the body may produce in the days or weeks following an infection. An antibody test is not a diagnostic test.
In order to pick up credentials and conference materials for NCYC, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will be required to certify that all participants have either received a negative COVID-19 diagnostic test or are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Office of Youth Ministry has developed a form that is intended to be completed by parents and/or guardians on behalf of their children or by adult participants who are either already fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or will be fully vaccinated prior to the National Catholic Youth Conference on November 18-20, 2021. An individual is considered fully vaccinated 14 days after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or 14 days after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine.
A separate online form will become available no sooner than Monday, November 15, 2021 for individuals to submit proof of a negative COVID-19 test result.
Mitigation strategies are subject to change. For additional information about the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) and its COVID-19 Mitigation Guidelines, please visit the official website at:
https://nfcym.org/featured-events/ncyc/.