Credit Dan Barrick/NHPR According to the latest survey from UNH, a quarter of Granite Staters responded probably not or definitely not when asked if they would get a COVID-19 vaccine. We talk with local public health experts about how they re working to reach hesitant people, and provide accurate, useful information about vaccines.
Air date: Thursday, May 6, 2021.
The audio for this program will be posted shortly after the conclusion of the show.
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Walter King - Advisor for Healthcare Voices of New Hampshire, an independent grassroots organization that amplifies the voices of healthcare workers to improve healthcare for all. He is a member of the Dover Democratic Committee, and the N.H. Asian American and Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus. King is a doctor of virology, and worked in infectious disease diagnostic research and development.
We talk with reporters about how well the state is providing vaccine access to its vulnerable populations, and an investigation into the oversight of New Hampshire s correctional facilities, which have seen a number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in the last year. We also talk about energy legislation: from funding for broadband development to a proposed ban on discussions of low carbon fuel standards programs.
Air date: Friday, April 30, 2021.
Audio will be available shortly after the conclusion of the program.
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has launched a program for people dealing with so-called “long-haul” COVID-19, in which symptoms persist for 12 weeks or
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As we begin the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire, scientists continue to learn more about the virus, and the race to vaccinate people as quickly as possible continues. We talk Monday about the new mask recommendations from the CDC, vaccine development and efficacy, and how to safely transition to in-person learning, work, and life.
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