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State officials, hospitals encourage Granite Staters to get their COVID-19 vaccine

State officials, hospitals encourage Granite Staters to get their COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 9:24 PM EDT May 1, 2021 Share Updated: 9:24 PM EDT May 1, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TOGETHER TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE GRANITE STATER’S TO GET THEIR VACCINES. HERE IS THE CURRENT LOOK AT THE NUMBERS WHERE THEY STAND NOW. MORE THAN 790,000 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE OR ABOUT 60% OF THE STATE’S POPULATION. MORE THAN 351,000 ARE FULLY VACCINATED OR ROUGHLY 26%. EVERYONE AGE 16 OR OLDER IS ELIGIBLE TO GET VACCINATED THE OFFICIALS SAY MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE HAVE NOT YET COMMITTED TO GETTING VACCINATED. TO TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT, THE STATE HAS LAUNCHED PSA’S AND ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO MAY BE HESITANT TO DO SO. LOCAL HOSPITALS ARE ALSO JOINING THE MISSION. THEY SAY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO GET A VACCINE EVEN IF YOU’RE CONSIDERED HEALTHY. THEY MAY NOT BECOME ILL THEY MAY BE A

New Hampshire governor plans to end state s mask mandate

Updated: 11:15 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021 Jean Mackin News Anchor/Reporter Gov. Chris Sununu says the mask mandate in New Hampshire will be ending soon, despite hospitals reporting a rise in younger patients. The statewide mask mandate is set to expire on Friday but it s unclear if the governor will renew it. During a virtual event with the Greater Portsmouth Chamber on Wednesday, Sununu cited New Hampshire as having one of the lowest death rates and fastest vaccine distributions in the nation. The mask mandate will be ending very, very, very, very soon, Sununu said. I can t tell you exactly what date it s going to be but I think the term in NH is wicked soon, so we re there. The governor said New Hampshire is on the tail end of the pandemic while health care workers say they re seeing some concerning trends, like a jump in cases at Wentworth-Douglas Hospital in Dover. We have been down to as low as one patient at one time about two or three weeks ago, now

Vaccination site confusion leads to canceled appointments for some

Vaccination site confusion leads to canceled appointments for some © Provided by WMUR Manchester NH vaccination site New Hampshire health officials are reminding Granite Staters that in order to get a COVID-19 vaccine as part of Phase 1B, they must register and schedule an appointment. There are now 18 public vaccination sites that all require an appointment. State officials said that even though there are no drop-in vaccinations available, people without appointments have been driving up to the sites, causing confusion.Sign up for our Newsletters There has also been a problem with the scheduling website. Logistics manager Perry Plummer said the site is operated on the back end by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that s why some nonpublic locations, such as Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, are showing up as an option.

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