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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
Dear residents, family, and friends of Coos County Nursing Home:
We continue with no new positives since our employee on April 12. Current active COVID-19 cases are zero residents and zero employees. We have one employee result pending from this weekâs testing before we are able to move into Phase 1. We have one resident who developed a cough today and was rapid tested; the result was negative for COVID-19, and a follow-up PCR is pending at this time.
There has been an incredible amount of guidance updates that came out this week from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CDC, and the state of New Hampshire. We are still reviewing and updating our policy and procedures. Once we have everything reviewed, we will be sending out additional updates to you.
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.
NHPR is continuing to cover the developing story around coronavirus in New Hampshire. Bookmark this page for the latest updates, including case numbers and