McHenry County to Hold Second Virtual Town Hall Meeting Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County officials and the McHenry County Department of Health will hold another virtual town hall meeting for citizens to get their questions answered about the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and the different paths available to receive it.

The second virtual meeting will be streamed on Facebook Live from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, and will once again feature County Board Chairman Mike Buehler, Public Health Administrator Melissa Adamson, Director of Nursing Susan Karras, and Public Health and Community Services Committee Chairwoman Lori Parrish. Joining them for this next town hall meeting will be Dr. Irfan Hafiz, Infectious Disease Specialist and Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medical Hospitals in Huntley, McHenry and Woodstock.

“McHenry County has made tremendous progress with its inoculation efforts, but we’re only one avenue of several available to people currently eligible to get the vaccine,” Buehler, R-Crystal Lake, said. “Given the success of our first town hall – more than 1,200 people tuned in – we again want to speak directly to the people to update them and arm them with the best information.”

The meeting will be streamed on the Facebook pages of McHenry County government (facebook.com/McHenryCountyGov) and the MCDH (facebook.com/McHenryCoHealth). While viewers can submit questions live in the comments section, they are encouraged to submit them in advance by email to QA@mchenrycountyil.gov by 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Residents without Facebook can watch the town hall live by visiting McHenry County Government and MCDH Facebook web addresses, and the event will be shared the following day to the County Board’s Virtual Town Hall webpage.

McHenry County has almost completed vaccinating those eligible in the Phase 1a priority group. The county has partnered with the City of McHenry to open a mass vaccination center in McHenry and is in the process of opening a second in Harvard.

The county’s ability to vaccinate is dependent upon the supply of vaccine it receives from state and federal sources, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.