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State of
Michigan
hosting
series
of
virtual
town
halls
about
COVID-19
vaccine
Faith-based
community
discussion
kicks
off
series
in
January
LANSING,
MI - To
help
Michigan
residents
make an
informed
decision
to
vaccinate
when
vaccine
becomes
available
to them,
the
State of
Michigan
is
hosting
a series
of
community
town
halls.
The
first
virtual
discussion
is 4
p.m. to
5 p.m.,
Thursday,
Jan. 21,
focused
on the
faith-based
community.
Residents
will
have the
opportunity
to join
the
discussion
with
multiple
faith-based
and
health
leaders
to learn
about
the
safety,
efficacy
and
importance
of the
COVID-19
vaccines
for
safely
reopening
Michigan.
“We
recognize
that
residents
have
questions
about
the
vaccine
and that
the
faith-based
community
is
uniquely
positioned
to help
provide
answers
and
guidance,”
said Dr.
Joneigh
Khaldun,
chief
medical
executive
and
chief
deputy
for
health
at the
Michigan
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
(MDHHS).
“I’m
grateful
for the
support
of our
faith-based
partners
in
engaging
in these
important
conversations,
especially
because
they
hold the
confidence
and
trust of
their
community
members.”
Joining
Dr.
Khaldun,
the
following
panelists
will be
part of
the Jan.
21
discussion,
moderated
by Dion
Williams,
director
of Faith
Based &
Urban
Affairs
for
Governor
Gretchen
Whitmer:
• Imam
Mohammed
Ali
Elahi,
Islamic
House of
Wisdom
in
Dearborn
Heights
• Rabbi
Mark
Miller,
Congregation
Beth El
in
Bloomfield
Hills
• Bishop
Charles
Ellis
III,
Senior
Pastor
of
Greater
Grace
Temple
in
Detroit
• Dr.
Herbert
Smitherman,
MD,
Detroit
Receiving
Hospital
•
Reverend
Lydia
Bucklin,
Episcopal
Diocese
of
Northern
Michigan
In the
coming
months,
Michigan
will
also
host
town
halls
for the
Black
and
Brown
community
and the
general
public,
in
partnership
with
public
health
and
community
leaders.
The town
halls
will be
live
streamed
at
Facebook.com/MichiganHHS.
Michigan’s
distribution
of the
vaccine
continues
in a
phased
approach,
with an
emphasis
on
ensuring
the
continuing
functioning
of the
health
care
system
and
essential
services
in the
community,
and
protecting
people
at
increased
risk for
severe
COVID-19
illness.
Residents
will
need to
continue
preventative
measures
such as
wearing
a mask
properly,
social
distancing,
and hand
washing
to
reduce
the
spread
of COVID
in our
communities
even as
the
vaccine
is being
administered.
Information
around
this
outbreak
is
changing
rapidly.
The
latest
information
is
available
at
Michigan.gov/Coronavirus
and
CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
To learn
more
about
the
COVID-19
vaccine,
visit
www.Michigan.gov/COVIDVaccine.
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