CONCORD Lawmakers would be able to rescind emergency orders issued by the state’s top health official under a bill inspired by the coronavirus pandemic.
While the governor’s powers during a state of emergency have come under scrutiny, state law also grants authority to the commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services to issue emergency orders. In April, Commissioner Lori Shibinette issued an order prohibiting the prescribing of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine two drugs promoted by former President Donald Trump to prevent COVID-19.
That prompted a bill sponsored by Rep. William Marsh, R-Brookfield, a retired physician, who argues the commissioner should be allowed to limit the amount of drugs prescribed during a shortage but should not be able to prohibit such prescriptions altogether. His bill also would allow a legislative oversight committee to rescind such orders by a two-thirds majority vote.
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For the first time in New Hampshire, vaccines will be made available to a large segment of the general public next week. Appointment sign-ups begin this Friday.Anticipation and anxiety have surrounded much of the dialogue around the vaccine.An.
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Tuscaloosa:No community spikes in coronavirus infections related to last week’s celebration of the University of Alabama football team’s national championship have been reported at local hospitals. But Mayor Walt Maddox said Tuesday the situation could change in the coming days. New arrivals at DCH Health System hospitals have remained fairly level since the daily inpatient totals soared above 100 in early December, according to the latest data from City Hall. “Although it’s not going down, it’s not going up precipitously,” Maddox said, “and certainly we’ll take that bit of good news.” Outside of Monday’s count of 31, the number of those arriving at DCH Health System hospitals suffering from the coronavirus has averaged about 20 per day for the past week. In that span, DCH had admitted 154 new COVID-19 patients while discharging 176 who had recovered. Among those admitted, 36% are from within the Tuscaloosa city l
Gov. Chris Sununu provided an update Thursday on the start of the vaccination process for New Hampshire residents age 65 and up. “Tomorrow is a very big day,” he said of the next phase of the vaccine rollout. At 8 a.m. Friday, he said the state will begin accepting vaccination appointments for individuals who fall under “Phase 1b.” That includes.