April 21, 2021 GMT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has started a post COVID-19 program for people feeling shortness of breath, fatigue and body aches, rapid heartbeat, memory issues and other symptoms more than three months after they became infected.
The center said in a news release Tuesday the program for so-called “long-haulers” is the first in northern New England.
“Establishing our program at DHMC will provide access to a comprehensive medical team specializing in the various health problems we’re seeing in long-haul patients,” Dr. Jeffrey Parsonnet, an infectious disease specialist and program leader with a 10-member team said in a statement.
Travel policy exempts fully vaccinated from quarantine
March 10, 2021The Gilford School District will require any students or staff members who travel outside of New England to quarantine, with exceptions for those who are fully vaccinated.
The Gilford School Board adjusted its travel policy during the March 1 meeting based on recent guidance from the NH Department of Health and Human Services. Superintendent Kirk Beitler announced the changes on the Gilford Middle School s Web site.
The policy was updated based on Update #33 from DHHS on vaccine allocations and quarantine guidance.
Under the policy, staff and students who travel outside New England will need to quarantine for 10 days when they return to the region. There are some exceptions to this rule and ways quarantine can end earlier.
School warrant articles move forward to March voting
February 11, 2021All of the Gilford School District s warrant articles will go on the March warrant as is after a brief deliberative session.
The school district held its deliberative session on Thursday night in the Gilford High School Auditorium with voters having the opportunity to speak with school officials and make changes to the warrant.
School district Clerk Kimberly Zyla Salanitro said Superintendent Kirk Beitler started the meeting with a PowerPoint presentation on the budget, no one asked any questions or made any changes and the session adjourned 32 minutes after it started. As a result, all articles were moved forward to the March warrant as written.