WATERVILLE — A virtual informational webinar addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine process., the event hosted by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, partnering with Alfond Youth & Community Center, Central Maine Growth Council, Kennebec Valley Council of Governments and KV Connect.
The forum will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, via Zoom, according to a news release from the chamber.
This forum will address some of the current situations and will offer information to those with questions regarding the vaccine rollout and next steps.
The panel will include Dr. Steve Diaz, chief medical officer, MaineGeneral Health; Dr. James Jarvis, physician leader, Incident Command, Northern Light Health; and Lisa Landry, Esq., Human Resources director, Redington-Fairview General Hospital.
These representatives from health care in the Kennebec Valley will be available to provide an overview of where we are in the pandemic, what hope is on the horizon, employment-related issues and considerations, and what steps we can all take to get beyond the present challenge.
Following the briefing by the health care officials, they will address as many questions as time allows. Attendees will be asked to put questions into the chat function once the forum has begun.
This is a virtual Zoom event that is free and open to the public and requires registration, to register, visit midmainechamber.com.
Health care facilities contributing to the webinar include MaineGeneral Health, Northern Light Inland Hospital, and Redington-Fairview General Hospital.
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