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New Hampshire sets COVID-19 vaccine goal of 100 shots per hour © WMUR Vaccine distribution ramps up in NH, Phase 2 goal is 100 shots per hour at fixed sites As efforts to rapidly distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in New Hampshire continue, state officials are currently drafting a vaccine plan for Phase 2 which has a goal of administering 100 shots per hour at each of the 13 fixed sites statewide. Perry Plummer, the former Assistant Commissioner of Safety for New Hampshire who previously receiv...

New Hampshire sets vaccine goal; Vermont urges mindfulness By The Associated PressJanuary 2, 2021 GMT Coronavirus-related developments across New England: CONNECTICUT Bishop Frank Caggiano of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. The diocese said in a statement that Caggiano, 61, learned of the test result on Wednesday and immediately went into a 10-day quarantine. The diocese said the bishop was asymptomatic and feeling well. Caggiano i...

Dover Doins: Call for holiday kindness Ron Cole Greetings of the season. Strange though it may be in 2020, it is still a holiday time that we all join in and observe with joy, happiness and fond memories. Here are some thoughts sent to me by dear friend and former ace Dover High School English teacher Marcia Goodnow. It was sent to her by Betsy Wiscombe, a friend of hers. “It’s December!! There are so many things we cannot due because of the virus pandemic but there are many things we CAN ...

NH avoided upfront costs for virus gear, spent half locally By HOLLY RAMERDecember 19, 2020 GMT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire ordered $78 million worth of personal protective equipment and medical devices in the first several months of the coronavirus pandemic, with half the money going to 11 companies within the state, according to an analysis of state purchasing data by The Associated Press. The AP tallied more than $7 billion in coronavirus purchases by states of protective gear and h...

Now that the federal Food and Drug Administration has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, the state health department expects to receive the first shipment of more than 12,000 doses within days. FedEx and UPS planes and trucks are expected to begin moving shipments of the Pfizer vaccine on Sunday, and the first doses will arrive in some states as early as Monday, according to reports. In New Hampshire, the first doses will go to frontline health care workers, first responders and residents of ...

State governments across New England are preparing to distribute coronavirus vaccines as cases of the deadly virus continue to spike in the region and beyond.

School superintendents test positive for COVID Graduating senior Richard Demmons receives his diploma during Franklin High School graduation on Friday evening, June 12, 2020. ANN GEHAN By Staff and Wire reports Published: 12/11/2020 3:18:09 PM Franklin schools are in remote learning this week, after the district superintendent tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Dan LeGallo announced his own positive case in a letter to the school community on Tuesday. LeGallo wrote that he took a COV...

UpdatedThu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:37 pm ET Replies(10) Gov. Chris Sununu, moved by the death of his friend, House Speaker Dick Hinch, said all Granite Staters need to take the coronavirus seriously. (Tony Schinella/Patch) CONCORD, NH — Hours after the release of autopsy information that showed that a prominent state political figure had died from COVID-19, New Hampshires governor warned the public of the need to stay focused on fighting the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Chris Sununu called the de...

New Hampshire will have a familiar face at the helm of distribution of its COVID-19 vaccines when they arrive in the Granite State as early as this coming Monday.

Thirteen of the new deaths came in long-term care facilities, which have accounted for about 81% of all deaths in the state.