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Show Transcript PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE 40TH ANNUAL PROUTY. THE EVENT RAISES MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH AT DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER THIS YEAR, PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTION OF PARTICIPATING IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO PARTICIPATE. THE VIRTUAL PROUTY AND PROUTY ULTIMATE GET UNDERWAY JUNE FIRST. THE GOLF EVENT TAKES PLACE JULY NINE. THE 20-MILE CYCLE STARTS JULY 10. AND THE 5K WALK WILL BE HELD JULY
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Dr. Elizabeth Talbot - Deputy state epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
This show was produced by Christina Phillips.
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Laura Knoy:
So, Dr. Chan, younger teens are now eligible to get vaccinated. How major a development is this?
Dr. Chan:
This is really exciting news. As I m sure many are aware, the FDA extended their emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to include people down to 12 years of age. The CDC, their advisory committee, met yesterday and voted to recommend use of this vaccine in people down to 12 years of age. And statewide vaccination is open for adolescents now. So we encourage everybody to go online vaccines.nh.gov And there s wide access to vaccine availability right now throughout the state. And we encourage everybody to sign up, including adolescents. People down t
As the number of vaccinated Americans increases, a whole new set of questions confronts individuals, families, schools, businesses and the medical community about how to live safety as the pandemic enters its next phase.
We asked local doctors and state health experts the answers they are giving to their patients to frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Responses came from information provided by Scott Schuler, NH Seacoast COVID-19 Complex Incident Commander; Dawn Gerrato, RN, COVID nurse at Goodwin Community Health; Gretchen Volpe, infectious disease doctor at York Hospital; Martha Wassell, director of infection control at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital; and Michael Calderwood, infectious disease doctor at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Responses below are compiled from their answers.
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Sophia Green flags down her first customer, who was having trouble finding the salon, Touch By Sofie, in Lebanon, N.H., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Green, who started her business styling hair in her nearby home, has been cleaning, painting and preparing the shop since March. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
After braiding the hair of Darcel Saunders-Maharaj, of Quechee, right, covering it with a protective cap and using an adhesive to attach prepared strands of human hair to the cap, Sophia Green cuts and shapes the style in her salon, Touch by Sofie, in Lebanon, N.H., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. I ve gotten a lot of help from people, said Green who moved to the Upper Valley from Jamaica on a work visa 10 years ago. I want to give back, giving back makes me happy. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley