(Jan. 21, 2021) The flood of questions on the region’s covid-19 vaccination plan should be answered next Monday in unprecedented virtual town hall meeting conducted jointly by Atlantic General Hospital, TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, and the Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset health departments.

The session, billed as the Tri-County COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall, is scheduled for 4-5 p.m. and is expected to provide an update on testing and to discuss plans for the rollout of the state of Maryland’s community vaccination plan.

The town hall, which will take place via WebEx, will be moderated by Maryland State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza and feature panelist presentations by Lori Brewster, health officer for Wicomico and Somerset counties; Rebecca Jones, health officer for Worcester County; Matthew Morris, vice president of patient care services at Atlantic General Hospital; and Kathryn Fiddler, vice president of population health for TidalHealth.

A 20-minute question-and-answer will follow the panelists’ presentations. During this time, community members will have the opportunity to submit questions through the virtual platform for the panel’s response.

Those unable to attend the live town hall at 4 p.m. on Jan. 25 will have the opportunity to view a recording of the event, which will be made available on each of the partners’ websites.

To connect to the session, go to www.webex.com, then to the event number (access code) 180 843 4833, and then enter the case-sensitive password: TidalHealth.

Also available is an audio conference at 415-655-0001 and use the same access code of  180 843 4833.