Starting Thursday, New Hampshire parents and guardians can register their 12- to 15-year-old children for the COVID-19 vaccine on the state s website.
The move follows an FDA authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for that age group earlier this week, and a recommendation from the CDC.
Anyone under 18 needs to have consent from a parent or guardian to be vaccinated. That can be verbal consent at the time of vaccination, or it can be given electronically through a signed consent form during registration.
The state says there are plenty of appointments available, and some vaccination clinics have same day appointments.
Despite a fear of needles, 14-year-old Noa Mash of Newmarket says they are looking forward to being vaccinated.
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.
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GUESTS:
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.
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Several New Hampshire jails are postponing COVID-19 vaccination of inmates because of the pause this week on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is preferred among many facilities with transient populations because it requires one shot, rather than the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, which require two shots spaced apart by three to four weeks. For individuals in jail for just a few weeks or days who receive the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine, coordinating the second shot on time will likely be up to them.
Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the New Hampshire Bureau of Infections Disease Control, says five county jails had requested Johnson & Johnson vaccines this week. One of them, the Cheshire County Jail in Keene, opted to administer the Moderna vaccine instead. Others say, unless the Johnson & Johnson returns to circulation soon, they’ll also make the switch.
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We speak with Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy about the current legislative session and the state budget. We also learn about the resignation of a Rochester City Councilor in the midst of a sex abuse investigation. And, we talk with NHPR reporters about the state s pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and school reopening efforts.
Air date: Friday, April 16, 2021.
GUESTS:
Kyle Stucker - New England Justice Reporter for USA Today.
Sarah Gibson - NHPR s Education Reporter.
This show was produced by Jane Vaughan.
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