Local healthcare and public education officials have planned a community webinar for Thursday to update the Gainesville-Hall County community on the latest information on COVID-19.
Entitled "The Fourth Wave is Here: What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Now," the webinar is free, but registration for the online event is required.
Residents will be able to get the latest updates on COVID-19 cases, variants and vaccines in the community and will learn how to protect themselves and others as the virus has begun to surge in the last month.
The webinar begins at noon on Thursday, Aug. 5. Follow this link to register.
Guest speakers for Thursday's COVID-19 information webinar:
• Carol Burrell, NGHS President & CEO
• Dr. Supriya Mannepalli, NGPG Infectious Disease Specialist
• Dr. Zachary Taylor, District 2 Public Health Director
• Dr. John Delzell, NGMC Vice President & Incident Commander
• Bobby Norris, NGPG Vice President of Operations
• Loren Funk, Longstreet Clinic Chief Operating Officer
• Dr. Jeremy Williams, Superintendent – Gainesville City Schools
• Will Schofield, Superintendent – Hall County Schools