REMINDER: Tune in today at 4 p.m.
Michigan Dept of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 02/25/2021 02:05 PM ESTRecognizing that Michigan residents have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, the State of Michigan is hosting the next in a series of community town halls today, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. and will address questions within communities of color. The goal of the town hall series is to address the safety and efficacy of the vaccine by answering questions within vulnerable communities that have been disproportionately impacted, including communities of color.
Moderated by Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, speakers include:
- Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- N. Charles Anderson, Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan
- Reverend Wendell Anthony, Detroit NAACP
- Dr. Lynn Smitherman, M.D., Wayne Pediatrics
- Eva A. Garza Dewaelsche, SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress, Inc.
- Dr. Zafer I. Obeid, M.D., Arab American & Chaldean Council
- Dr. Terry Samuels, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
- Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, Michigan State Medical Society and American Medical Association
Tune in live today at 4 p.m. at Facebook.com/MichiganHHS