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Those deaths, all of which Barclay calls preventable, piled up in New Hampshire this winter. Fueled by holiday gatherings, and a continued reluctance by some to follow public health guidelines, more than 530 residents died in December and January alone, nearly half of the total COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the state since the pandemic began. On any given day through most of December and January, New Hampshire hospitals were treating between 200 and 300 people for COVID-19 far more than were reported during any earlier wave of the pandemic, according to the available data.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 1/20/2021 4:49:37 PM
Those who meet the criteria for Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine can begin scheduling appointments on Friday, New Hampshire officials announced last week.
As the vaccine rollout enters its next stage, Monadnock Community Hospital is gearing up to provide the most up to date information to the community and preparing for, if and when, they will be part of the vaccination process for area residents.
“The COVID vaccination process is an enormous undertaking. Here at MCH and across New Hampshire, hospitals are coordinating with State officials to create and staff additional local vaccination clinics that are needed to get the vaccine accessible to patients as quickly as possible, while still caring for our patients with complex needs” said MCH President and CEO Cyndee McGuire. “We ask people to be patient and check out the resources on our website to stay informed, and please sign up to receive a vaccination as soo
When it comes to the state’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the easier the process, the better, health care experts said Wednesday.
“It has to be simple,” Dr. Don Caruso, president and CEO of the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, told U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Wednesday during a virtual meeting she hosted to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the state. “The more complex we make this rollout, the slower it will be.”
He pointed to the next phase of the rollout, which allows for people to receive the vaccine if they have two or more serious medical conditions.
NH Business Review
In BIA-led effort, lawmakers urged to provide liability protections
January 6, 2021
Some 35 business organizations are behind a Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire effort to push state lawmakers and the governor to back Covid-19 liability protections for companies.
The effort comes before the language of the bill, to be introduced by Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren, has been finalized. But it would provide a safe harbor, meaning that a business couldn’t be sued as long as it is following guidelines, he said, but “bad actors” would not be protected.
“The wording will get some massaging,” Giuda told NH Business Review. “But the last thing businesses need now is a frivolous lawsuit that will cost someone 40 or 50 grand just to defend against it. Businesses are doing their part. The least we can do is provide them a safe harbor.”
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