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Lynn will host an English and Spanish virtual Town Hall on COVID updates 

Allysha Dunnigan

April 29, 2021 by Allysha Dunnigan

LYNN — The City of Lynn is partnering with Mass General Brigham-Salem Hospital and Lynn

Community Health Center to host two COVID-19 virtual Town Halls — in English and in

Spanish — to provide residents with information and to answer questions related to the

COVID-19 vaccine and updated state health and safety protocols. 

The Town Hall in English will take place on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. and the Spanish Town Hall will take place on Thursday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. Both Town Halls will be produced by Archipelago Strategies Group (ASG) through the state’s Equity Initiative.

Each Town Hall will be broadcast as a Zoom webinar and will include panelists from the city, Mass General Brigham-Salem Hospital and the Lynn Community Health Center. 

The English Town Hall will be hosted by Mukala Kabongo of Lynn Community Television and the Spanish Town Hall will be hosted by Carolina Trujillo of Periódico La Voz, which is published by Essex Media Group, the company that owns The Item.

Residents can register for the English Town Hall at https://bit.ly/3tWvbiu. 

For residents without access to the internet, the Town Hall can also be heard by calling 301-715-8592 at the time of the event using the Webinar ID: 850 2294 1122 to listen live.

The English Town Hall Panelists include Mayor Thomas M. McGee, Lynn Public Health Director Michele Desmarais, Salem Hospital Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Barbara Lambl, Salem Hospital Chair of Radiology Dr. Miriam Neuman, Lynn Community Health Center Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Hanna Haptu, and Lynn Community Health Center Family Nurse Practitioner Marita Grove. 

Residents can register for the Spanish Town Hall at https://bit.ly/3aMdIBE or by calling +1 312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 882 8998 7381. 

The Spanish Town Hall Panelists include Lynn Department of Public Health Nurse Jennifer Almonte, Salem Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist Dr. Rosa Lorenia Diaz, Salem Hospital Hospitalist Resident Dr. Caroline Cubbison, Lynn Community Health Center Family Primary Care Provider Dr. Catherine Reyes, and Lynn Community Health Center Nurse and Vaccine Program Specialist Gabriela Garcia. 

Allysha Dunnigan can be reached at [email protected].

  • Allysha Dunnigan
    Allysha Dunnigan

    Allysha joined the Daily Item in 2021 after graduating with a degree in Media and Communications from Salem State University. She is a Lynn native and a graduate of Lynn Classical High School. Allysha is currently living in Washington D.C. pursuing a Master's Degree in Journalism from Georgetown University.

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