The City of West Hollywood is hosting a panel discussion and Q&A on COVID-19. This panel is meant to provide community members with the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 and the status of the local response in West Hollywood and the Greater Los Angeles region.

This virtual panel will feature Dr. Richard Riggs, the Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Cedars Sinai, and Cristin Mondy, RN, MSN, MPH, Regional Health Officer Metro LA from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The panel will be moderated by Hernan Molina, City of West Hollywood Governmental Affairs Liaison.

The panel will focus on the following topics:

What we know about the virus – including symptoms, herd immunity, chances of reoccurrence, the number of local cases in West Hollywood and Los Angeles and the County’s response thus far;

The current response – including testing, effectiveness of wearing masks, how to stay safe while social distancing, contract tracing;

The future outlook – including opening businesses safely, progress on a vaccine, and the possibility of a second wave.

Zoom Information will be emailed to those who RSVP prior to the event.

Community members are invited to submit questions ahead of time by emailing Andi Lovano, alovano@weho.org.