Jim Kenyon: Upper Valley seniors just waiting for their shot
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Modified: 1/9/2021 10:50:16 PM
Bob Gasser, an 83-year-old retired attorney, wants to start traveling again. He’d also like to get back to seeing friends during workouts at the gym. Tango lessons are on his bucket list.
But like nearly everyone else no matter their age Gasser won’t feel safe about picking up where life pretty much stopped 10 months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic until he gets the COVID-19 vaccine.
So you got the COVID vaccine. What now? Medical experts explain.
By Karen Dandurant
We asked local health experts to explain what to expect.
How careful do you have to be after receiving the COVID vaccine?
Wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, the use of hand sanitizer and other good hand hygiene practices must continue, according to health care experts. It is not a free hall pass.
Dr. Ben Locwin, who lives on the Seacoast and is an international COVID-19 adviser, said people need to follow the science.
“Science works whether or not you believe in it,” said Locwin. “Wearing masks and doing all the other stuff you have been told during this pandemic is what not only helps to prevent the spread, but also prevents the need for things like lockdowns. It is what will help get our schools back open for our kids.”
Two skaters rescued after falling through ice in Canaan
Modified: 12/31/2020 8:14:29 PM
CANAAN Two ice skaters who fell through thin ice Wednesday morning on Canaan Street Lake were rescued after more than 25 minutes in the frigid water, according to the Canaan fire chief.
The two women, both Canaan residents, were more than 150 yards off-shore and were fortunate that Canaan police officer Matthew Bunten had just arrived at the lake to check the lock on the Canaan Street beach house and also make sure no one was venturing onto unstable ice, Fire Chief Bill Bellion said.
“These people were incredibly lucky,” Bellion said. “He saw two people probably 150 to 200 yards offshore. He looked away, looked back, and they were gone, and he knew that they were in the water.”
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Natia Hagar attends a rolling rally at White Mountains Regional High School on Wednesday in support of Hagar, a 14-year-old freshman who was diagnosed last week with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. (Photo by Paul Hayes)
Natia Hagar and her mother s boyfriend, Eric Thompson, attend a rolling rally at White Mountains Regional High School on Wednesday in support of Hagar, a 14-year-old freshman who was diagnosed last week with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. (Photo by Paul Hayes)
Hundreds turned out for a rolling rally at White Mountains Regional High School on Wednesday in support of 14-year-old Natia Hagar, a freshman who was diagnosed last week with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. (Photo by Paul Hayes)
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