Dearborn Hosting Virtual Coronavirus Safety Forum Thursday​

DEARBORN, MI — The city of Dearborn is hosting a virtual coronavirus safety forum Thursday, where residents will have the opportunity to have questions answered my medical professionals regarding how to keep themselves and their loves ones safe amid the pandemic.

The "Here For You: Dearborn's COVID-19 Forum" will stream on the City of Dearborn's Facebook page at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The event will be hosted by Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja and will include a panel of officials from Beaumont Health.

Panelists will present timely and relevant COVID-19 information, including plans for the vaccine implementation, the state of COVID 19 testing, strategies for the hospital to address potential capacity issues and details on how avoiding gatherings during the holidays can slow the spread of the deadly disease, according to a city of Dearborn news release.

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People can ask questions via the comment section on Facebook Live.

The program will also be broadcast on CDTV, the city’s cable TV channel, and will be streaming live.

The Beaumont panelists are David Claeys, president of Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn; Dr. David Peters, chief of staff of Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn; and Dr. Belal Abdallah, CEO and chairman, Beaumont ACO.

With Dearborn’s daily COVID case numbers consistently the highest of any suburb in Wayne County, according to data provided by the city and Wayne County, officials said it is hoped that the new forum will give people the information and the motivation they need to follow the safety protocols recommended by public health agencies, including the CDC.

It is anticipated that the COVID-19 Forum will take place every other week.