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CDC eviction moratorium struck down by judge
Update: Thursday, May 6, 4:59 p.m.
The CDC’s eviction moratorium, which was scheduled to remain in place until June 30, was struck down by a federal judge yesterday. The ruling has been put on hold until next week.
Gov. Chris Sununu says that New Hampshire has no plans to issue a state moratorium if the federal moratorium is removed.
“We got rid of our moratorium on evictions last summer, we haven’t had that in place for a while, if the national moratorium were to go away, we’re not going to take any additional action there, he said Thursday.
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Vaccinations under way at Valley Street Jail
Update: Wednesday, May 5, 3:11 p.m.
COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in the state s largest jail, located in Manchester. The Hillsborough County House of Corrections, known as the Valley Street Jail, says of this week that about 100 people have received the vaccine.
Jails and prisons in New Hampshire have seen significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in the last year, but people incarcerated there weren t prioritized in the state s vaccination rollout.
Many became eligible last month, as the state expanded vaccine eligibility to the general population.
Last week the National Guard administered shots to people incarcerated at Valley Street Jail - and around of half of population is now at least partially vaccinated
Hassan, Shaheen support expansion of telehealth services
Update: Tuesday, May 4, 12:01 p.m.
A bill supported by U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare and permanently remove geographic restrictions on them.
The bill also would require a study to learn more about how telehealth has been used during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act would allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services, a provision currently in place because of the pandemic, but on a temporary basis. It also would allow for the waiver of telehealth restrictions during public health emergencies.