Racing to vaccinate: Thousands flock to Loudon speedway for weekend clinic
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu holds a news conference outside of the COVID-19 vaccination tent at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 6, 2021. The hope is to have 12,000 people vaccinated with the new Johnson & Johnson one-dose variety by the end of Monday. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP) Geoff Forester
Vehicles lined up as people registered for the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on Saturday morning. Geoff Forester / Monitor staff
A New Hamsphire resident gets ready to receive the Johnson & Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccine at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. on Saturday, March 6, 2021. The state hopes to have 12,000 residents vaccinated by Monday afternoon at the site. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP) Geoff Forester
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Montgomery: A state Senate committee has advanced a bill that would let the governor pick the state’s top public health official. The Senate Health Committee voted 8-3 on Wednesday to advance the bill by Sen. Jim McClendon to the Senate floor. McClendon, an optometrist, said the change would make the position more accountable to elected leaders. But two other doctors on the committee argued it is wrong to interject politics into public health decisions. The state health officer, a position currently held by Dr. Scott Harris, is selected by the state public health committee, which consists of members appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. The bill does away with the position of state health officer and creates the Cabinet post of secretary of health, who would be appointed by the governor. The secretary would
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