NH COVID updates: Latest information and data

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COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Latest information about pandemic

Officials detail number of COVID-19 cases



STATE’S HEALTH CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE WERE JUST COMMENTING. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH CHRONICLE LAST NIGHT OUR LOCAL CELEBRITY. DAVID DID A GREAT WE HAD A GREAT PROFILE PIECE ON HIM. IF YOU HAVEN’T I’M SURE YOU CAN GO TO WMUR AND CHECK OUT THE LINK. IT WAS A GREAT PIECE AND JUST HIGHLIGHTS ANOTHER INCREDIBLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM THAT KEEPS GETTING IT DONE. WITH THAT LIKE LET’S JUST OPEN IT UP. WE HAVE A FEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT AND THEN WE’LL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS, BUT LET’S START WITH DR. CHAN IN A PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE. GREAT. THANK YOU GOVERNOR. SO A BRIEF NUMBERS UPDATE FOR TODAY. WE ARE ANNOUNCING 355 NEW PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 IN OUR STATE IN THE LAST WEEK. WE HAVE BEEN AVERAGING PROBABLY AROUND 300 TO 350 NEW INFECTIONS PER DAY. THIS IS A SMALL DECREASE FROM IN WEEKS PRIOR AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE 2,858 PEOPLE WITH ACTIVE INFECTION OUR SEVEN DAY AVERAGE TEST POSITIVITY RATE. IS AT 4.2 PERCENT, WHICH IS A SMALL DECREASE FROM LAST WEEK AND IN TERMS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 97 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED STATEWIDE WITH COVID-19. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE’RE BELOW A HOSPITAL CENSUS OF 100 PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 SINCE SINCE MID NOVEMBER, SO WE’RE MAKING PROGRESS IN PROTECTING PEOPLE AND PREVENTING HOSPITALIZATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE SIX NEW PEOPLE TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT HAVE DIED. FROM COVID-19. ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. AND SO WHILE THE OVERALL NUMBERS OF PEOPLE DYING FROM COVID-19 HAVE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY DECREASE THERE. ARE THESE SIX NEW DEATHS TO REPORT TODAY IN THE LAST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN 13 PEOPLE TOTAL THAT HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 AND ACTUALLY NOW THE MAJORITY OF THESE DEATHS ARE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND NOT NECESSARILY IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, BUT WE STILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO BRING NOT ONLY HOSPITALIZATIONS DOWN IN DOWN BUT ALSO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING FROM COVID-19. WE WANT TO SEE CONTINUED TO DECREASE WE CONTINUE TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION. SO PLEASE WHEN VACCINE IS OFFERED TO YOU GET VACCINATED AND UNTIL WE HAVE A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF VACCINATION THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. WE CONTINUE TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE WEARING FACE MASKS WHENEVER THEY’RE OUT IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AVOIDING SOCIAL AND GROUP GATHERINGS COMBINED THESE LAYERS OF MITIGATION ARE STILL IS THAT WE HAVE TO CONTROL COVID-19 AND PREVENT SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON AND WITH THAT OLD ENHANCING TO DR. DALEY. THANKS. HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON. EVERYONE. I’M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS AROUND VACCINATION TO DATE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE HAVE ADMINISTERED 288,000 DOSES OF VACCINE. THIS INCLUDES 197,000 PEOPLE THAT HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE AND AN ADDITIONAL 9. THOUSAND THAT HAVE RECEIVED THEIR SECOND DOSE OF VACCINE AT THIS TIME. THIS MEANS THAT ABOUT 15% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S POPULATION HAS RECEIVED ONE DOSE OF VACCINE AND 7% OF THE POPULATION HAS BEEN FULLY VACCINATED. THIS WEEK WE RECEIVED 27,740 FIRST DOSES OF VACCINE, WHICH IS AN INCREASE ABOVE WHAT WE RECEIVED LAST WEEK AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE EXPECT TO AGAIN RECEIVE A SMALL INCREASE BRINGING US TO 30,080 FIRST DOSES OF MODERNA AND PFIZER SPECIFICALLY AND THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 2300 VACCINES. WE ARE EXPECTING TO BEGIN RECEIVING A NEW VACCINE FORMULATION STARTING NEXT WEEK. THIS IS THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON BIOTECH VACCINE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY THE FDA FOR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION IF APPROVED THIS VACCINE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES OR ASAP AND IF ALL GOES WELL THIS VACCINE COULD BE HERE NEXT WEEK. WE EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN. IN ADDITION TO THESE ALLOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO US HERE AT THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADDITIONAL VACCINES ARE COMING INTO THE STATE THROUGH THE FEDERAL RETAIL PHARMACY PARTNERSHIP WITH WALGREENS, AND WE’RE USING THOSE ADDITIONAL DOSES TO MOVE PEOPLE SCHEDULED FOR VACCINATION FORWARD TO GET VACCINATED SOONER AS YOU KNOW, AN UPDATE ON THE LONG-TERM CARE PHARMACY PROGRAM BY THE END OF THIS WEEK ALL OF OUR FACILITIES THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE COMPLETED BOTH THEIR FIRST AND SECOND DOSE CLINICS, SO WILL BE A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT THERE FOR THAT PROGRAM. NOT ALL OF THE VACCINES THAT WE ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAM ARE NEEDED FOR THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY FARMER PHARMACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. SO WE’VE TAKEN BACK ACTUALLY JUST UNDER 9,000 DOSES FROM THAT PROGRAM AND REDISTRIBUTED TO OUR OTHER VACCINATION EFFORTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN UPDATE ON OUR EQUITY ALLOCATION PROGRAM IT CONTINUES TO GROW AS OUR REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORKS ENGAGE THEIR PARTNERS TO SERVE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND ESTABLISH CLINICS TO VACCINATE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THIS UPCOMING WEEK. WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 18 EVENT SCHEDULED THROUGH THAT PROGRAM WHERE THEY PLAN TO VACCINATE 1500 PEOPLE. AND THEN LASTLY OUR STATE AND HOSPITAL RUN PUBLIC CLINICS ARE ADMINISTERING ON AVERAGE ABOUT $5,000 DOSES OF VACCINE EVERY DAY THE FIRST DOSE VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE IN APRIL AND ALL PEOPLE DO A SECOND DOSE SHOULD HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING AT ALL WITH THIS PROCESS YOU CAN CONTACT US. ON ONE FOR ASSISTANCE AND WITH THAT I’LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER SHIBANETTE. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES WE HAVE OUTBREAK UPDATE WHERE WE ARE CLOSING FIVE OF OUR OUTBREAKS AT APPLEWOOD. BURCHILL, CARROLL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS LINKED IN PLACE AND SULLIVAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. WE ARE ANNOUNCING ONE NEW OUTBREAK TODAY AT BEDFORD NURSING AND REHAB CENTER WITH. RUNS IN 12 STAFF CASES. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A POSITIVE TREND DOWNWARD WITH ONLY SEVEN OUTBREAKS NOW LEFT ON OUR OUTBREAK LIST UNDER ACTIVE OUTBREAKS. A SECOND UPDATE IS AROUND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY VISITATION NOW THA WE ARE WELL INTO VACCINATION AND AS DR. DAILY JUST ANNOUNCED ALL FACILITIES WILL HAVE HAD THEIR SECOND CLINIC BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR LICENSING AND CERTIFIC OF BUREAU WILL BE RELEASING GUIDANCE AND HAVING SOME COMMUNICATION WITH OUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES NEXT WEEK THAT WILL REQUIRE FOR ANY NON-OUT BREAK FOR FOR NON-OUT BREAK FACILITIES FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT IN CURRENT OUTBREAK AND HAVE COMPLETED TWO DOSES OF THE VACCINE TO CLINICS PLUS 14 DAYS TO START REQUIRING COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITS IN-PERSON VISITS AT LONGTERM CARE CENTERS. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’VE BEEN BEEN WAITING TO DO FOR A VERY LONG TIME THAT THE FAMILIES AND THE RESIDENTS ARE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO IN-PERSON VISITS AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR FACILITIES HAVE STARTED IN-PERSON VISITS ALREADY. I’VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF FAMILIES AND A LOT OF FACILITIES THAT ARE CONDUCTING IN-PERSON VISITS ONCE WE GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SECOND CLINIC AND WE GET TO THAT 14 DAYS AFTER IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE START HAVING THESE IN-PERSON VISITS AGAIN NOW SOME OF THESE VISITS ARE GOING TO BE STILL WITH SOME SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SOME MASKS BUT STILL IMPORTANT THAT WE GET BACK TO IN-PERSON VISITS, ESPECIALLY AS WE CAN START OUTDOOR VISITS AGAIN IN THE SPRING, SO WE’RE GOING TO START THAT UP AND WE SHOULD BE RELEASING THAT GUIDANCE NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THAT. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS FOR FOR A MINUTE. WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON A PILOT WHERE WE HAVE BEEN VACCINATING PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMEBOUND UNABLE TO GET TO OUR CLINICS AND WE’VE BEEN MAKING PLANS AND STRATEGIES AROUND VACCINATING ALL OF THIS POPULATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE COMING WEEKS SO BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY OUR HOME CARE AGENCIES IN OUR IN OUR DIFFERENT REGIONS AND ACROSS THE STATE ARE REACHING OUT TO THEIR CLIENTS TO ESTABLISH. NOT ONLY WHO ARE WHO IS HOMEBOUND WHY THEIR HOMEBOUND IS A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE OR IS IT THAT THEY CAN’T LEAVE THE HOME. WE’VE ALREADY DONE THIS WITH OUR CFI LIST OUR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED CLIENTS, AND WE’RE GOING TO MARRY THOSE TWO LISTS TOGETHER, SO WE WILL HAVE A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. CANNOT GET TO A VACCINATION SITE AND THAT WILL NEED A HOME VISIT OR TRANSPORTATION TO A VACCINATION SITE. ONCE THIS IS DONE. WE WILL THEN START A PROCESS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO SELF-SELECT WHICH MEANS THAT WE WILL SET UP A CALL CENTER IN A HOTLINE FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE DON’T RECEIVE CARE THROUGH IT THROUGH A SPECIFIC AGENCY, BUT ARE STILL HOMEBOUND SO WE BACK THAT NEXT. WEEK EARNEST VACCINATING ON A LARGER SCALE OUR HOMEBOUND POPULATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE’VE ALREADY DONE. SMALLER POCKETS ACROSS THE STATE WE WILL BE THAT THAT PROJECT WILL BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORKS. THE HOME CARE AGENCY DHHS PUBLIC HEALTH IN A LOT OF OTHER PARTNERS INCLUDING EMS AND SOME OF OUR PRIVATE PARTNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HELPING US ALL ALONG THROUGH THE VACCINATION EFFORT. I WILL ANNOUNCE NEXT WEEK WHAT THAT WHAT THAT HOTLINE WILL BE AND THAT WILL BE STAFFED BY PEOPLE THAT ARE FAMILIAR AND WORK WITH ELDERLY AND ADULT SERVICES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ANYBODY THAT CALLS. I THINK THAT’S IT. GREAT. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMISSIONER. I’M LOOKING FOR ALL MY NOTES. THAT’S GREAT AND A BIG THANKS TO COMMISSIONER SHIBETAN AND HER ENTIRE TEAM. I THINK THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT WE’RE FINDING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO VISIT FOLKS IN LONG TERM CARE AS WE NOW THAT WE’VE GONE THROUGH THE PRETTY MUCH THE FULL VACCINATION PROCESS IN THAT COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT’S JUST A HUGE HUGE OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW SOME OF THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN VERY RESTRICTIVE A BIG. THANKS. TO SENATOR GARY DANIELS. HE DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK BRINGING A LOT OF THIS AND WORKING WITH US TO TRY TO AGAIN FIND SOME FLEXIBILITIES FOR ALL THESE FOLKS WHO WANT TO BE SURE THEY CAN VISIT LOVED ONES AND THOSE THAT ARE IN THOSE FACILITIES HAVE THOSE VISITATIONS ACTUALLY START UP AGAIN. SO THAT’S JUST GREAT NEWS. SO AS WAS MENTIONED I DID A COUPLE THINGS TO GO THROUGH HERE AS WAS MENTIONED BRIEFLY. VERY GOOD NEWS THE FACT THAT THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS THE END OF THE WEEK. WE STILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THE UM THE WHAT THEY CALL THE ASIP PROCESS WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS OR RISKS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH AND THEN WE’LL MOVE TO QUICKLY, YOU KNOW AS SOON AS THEY’RE ABLE TO GET IT TO US, AND IT COULD BE NEXT WEEK. THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND WE’LL GET THAT INTO OUR THE VARIOUS POPULATIONS THAT WE’RE WORKING WITH THROUGH PHASE ONE B PHASE ONE BE CONTINUES TO GO VERY VERY WELL FOLKS THERE. THEY’RE CALLING UP TO 10,000 PEOPLE A WEEK NOW MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF APRIL THEIR ORIGINAL APRIL SCHEDULED DATES TO THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK AND WE’LL KEEP DOING THAT WORKING WITH THE WALGREENS PARTNERS AS MORE VACCINE BECOMES AVAILABLE. IT JUST REALLY INCREASES OUR OPPORTUNITY. FOLKS UP AND IT GIVES US MORE AND MORE CONFIDENCE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE DEADLINE OF TRYING TO GET THROUGH GROUP ONE B, OR AT LEAST THE FIRST SHOT OF GROUP 1B THE MAJORITY OF WHICH HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF MARCH AND THEN MOVE INTO TO GROUP 2A. A COUPLE OF THINGS TO DISCUSS HOUSING RELIEF A VERY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT TODAY SURROUNDS OUR NEW A NEW HOUSING RELIEF PROGRAM THAT WE ANNOUNCED THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WHO CANNOT PAY RENT TO UTILITIES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC OUR FRIENDS AT NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY WILL WORK WITH THE FIVE REGIONAL CAP AGENCIES THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM ACROSS THE STATE THAT TRADITIONALLY DO THIS TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CAP AGENCIES ARE WHO WE LEANED ON WHEN WE DID THE ORIGINAL 35 MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM TO HELP WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE ORIGINAL CARES ACT FUND LAST YEAR. WHERE AGAIN MAKE SURE THAT THAT APPLICATION PROCESS IS STREAMLINED. WE DO HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS BASED ON SOME OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES. BUT IT IS A PROGRAM THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP PEOPLE PAY RENT AND PAY UTILITIES. IT DOES ALLOW FUNDS TO BE USED TO COVER COVER CURRENT OR PAST. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT CURRENT OR PAST DUE RENT AS WELL AS UTILITY AND HOME ENERGY COSTS FOR THOSE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE THIS ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE RETROACTIVELY, WHICH MEANS THAT IT CAN HELP COVER RENT GOING ALL THE WAY BACK OF FROM APRIL 1ST OF LAST YEAR THROUGH THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION THE FUNDING CAN ALSO GO CAN BE USED GOING FORWARD OBVIOUSLY, SO IT DOESN’T DOES JUST GO BACK WITH IT? IT GOES FORWARD OBVIOUSLY AND ANY HOUSEHOLD CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR 12 TOTAL MONTHS. SO THAT’S UP TO A YEAR OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANY OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS WHO RENT AND AGAIN THE PAYMENT WILL BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD OR THE UTILITY PROVIDER ON BEHALF OF THAT HOUSEHOLD. SO MAKES THE PROCESS A LOT FASTER. IT REALLY HELPS. LORDS AND AND THOSE THAT HAVE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE INABILITY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO TO COLLECT RENT. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON’T WANT THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO BE OUT ON THE STREET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND JUST ALLOWS THE WHOLE SYSTEM TO BE A LOT MORE FLEXIBLE GOING FORWARD LEONARD LANDLORDS WITH THE TENANTS PERMISSION. THEY ALSO MAY APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF THAT TENANT. SO AGAIN, WE’RE JUST TRYING TO OPEN UP THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CAN MOVE FORWARD. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL RULES. THE PROGRAM IS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR TEACHERS OR LANDLORDS BUT NOT FOR HOMEOWNERS. THAT’S A FEDERAL RULE THAT WE REALLY HAVE NO FLEXIBILITY ON BUT RENTERS OR LANDLORDS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY HOMEOWNERS THEMSELVES FOR THE FULL PROGRAM GUIDELINES, AND THE APPLICATION INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE. BY MARCH 15TH. I GUESS IS THAT THE LINGER THIS LINK NOW, RIGHT? YEAH, GO TO THIS LINK RIGHT NOW FOR ALL THE DETAILS GO TO NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY, WHICH IS NH H N HFA.ORG, AND THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN GET A LOT OF THE DETAILS, BUT THE PROGRAM WILL KICK OFF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THAT WAY FOLKS CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROGRAM IS IF THEY QUALIFY AND THEN COME BACK AND AGAIN TO KIND OF A ONE STOP SHOP WORKING WITH THE CAP AGENCIES. MAKE SURE THAT THESE THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPENED UP. ALSO BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT I DO WANT TO TOUCH UPON SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT VERY RECENTLY AND JUST GENERALLY IN TERMS OF WHAT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OF AND AS WE GO INTO THE SUMMER ARE REALLY GONNA LOOK LIKE AND WHILE NO ONE KNOWS FOR CERTAIN ONE THING. WE JUST WANT WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE VERY OPTIMISTIC. I THINK WHAT THE FOLKS AT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT PERRY PLUMMER AND HIS TEAM AND BETH DAILY HAVE BEEN DOING IN TERMS OF GETTING THE VACCINES OUT. IT’S GOING REALLY REALLY WELL THE ADMINISTRATION PROCESS HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS IS GOING VERY VERY WELL. GIVES US JUST ALL A LOT OF HOPE THAT WE CAN NOT JUST PREDICT PROTECT THE VULNERABLE POPULATION IN GROUPS 1A AND ONE B, BUT MOVE ON TO GROUPS TWO WAY, WHICH IS PRIMARILY TEACHERS AND BUS DRIVERS CHILD CARE WORKERS GROUP 2B 3A3B AND JUST WORK OUR WAY RIGHT THROUGH THE POPULATIONS ON THE WE ARE GETTING A LOT MORE VACCINE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON A WEEKLY BASIS THOSE NUMBERS. KEEP GOING UP AND UP EXACTLY AS WE HAD HOPED. SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO COMMIT TO THAT WE KEEP LOOKING AT DATA ON A DAILY BASIS EVERYTHING NOT JUST FROM CASES BUT MOST IMPORTANT. ONLY HOSPITALIZATION AND FATALITY. THERE’S STILL A LOT OUT THERE WITH NO DOUBT THERE. IT’S GREAT TO KNOW THAT OUR HOSPITALIZATION NUMBER CAME DOWN UNDER 100. THAT’S AWESOME. BUT BOY, THAT’S STILL 100 PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID AND THAT’S A VERY REAL NUMBER AND SO THE NUMBER 10 KEEPS TRENDING DOWNWARD. THAT’S A VERY VERY POSITIVE THING, BUT WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO BUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT AS THE INCREASE IN VACCINE KIND OF MARRIES ITSELF WITH YOU KNOW, THE SEASONALITY A LITTLE BIT OF THIS SURGE THAT WE’RE GOING THROUGH. KIND OF ACCENTUATES AND ACCELERATES THE ABILITY TO GET THE FATALITY AND HOSPITALIZATION NUMBER VERY VERY LOW AND WE’LL KEEP REVIEWING OUR RESTRICTIONS AND OUR GUIDELINES. WE KNOW THERE ARE THERE ARE STILL SOME HERE. WELL, THIS IS NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE DON’T HAVE AS MANY AS SOME STATES BUT WE STILL HAVE HAD TO IMPOSE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS AND AND WE KNOW THAT THAT’S BEEN A HARDSHIP ON A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS OR EVEN BUSINESSES AND WE’LL KEEP LOOKING FOR THOSE FLEXIBILITIES AS EVERYTHING KEEPS TRENDING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION WITH THAT WE CAN OPEN UP FOR FOR SOME QUESTIONS. VACCINE ALLOCATION STARTS REALLY RAMP UP. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR VACCINES SHOTS DELIVERED IN A DAY IN THE STATE GIVEN LOCATIONS VOLUNTEERS THE GARDEN ALL THAT THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY. YEAH. WHAT’S YOUR BEST WE WE DON’T REALLY HAVE A MAC. SO WE HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SITES WE HAVE OPEN TODAY, BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPEN UP A LOT MORE SITES. I MEAN WE COULD THIS PROBABLY ANOTHER 100 SITES THAT COU BE OPENED WHETHER IT’S PROVIDERS COMMUNITY CENTERS A WHOLE VARIETY. SITES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WE’VE IDENTIFIED AND HAVE COME FORWARD AND SAID THEY’D LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS THAT WE COULD OPEN. SO THERE REALLY IS NO MAXIMUM AMOUNT PER SE IT BECOMES A BIT OF A DISTRIBUTION CHALLENGE IT GETS A LITTLE LITTLE TOUGH LOGISTICALLY BECAUSE THE MORE SITES YOU HAVE THE MORE YOU BREAKING UP LARGER KIND OF CASES OF VACCINE IF YOU WILL AND JUST DOING A LOT OF SHIPMENTS WITH FIVE VIALS HERE AND 10 VIALS THERE AND LONG TERM THAT’S WHERE WE’RE GOING TO GO A LONG TERM. IT WILL BE THE SAME AS YOU WOULD TYPICALLY GET A FLU SHOT. WILL BE WITH THEIR PHARMACY OR YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THAT’S THAT’S WHERE THIS IS GOING TO ULTIMATELY END UP, BUT NO, THERE’S REALLY THERE REALLY IS NO MAX. I MEAN RIGHT NOW IF YOU LOOK AT JUST THE SITES THAT WE HAVE OPEN ON A WEEKLY BASIS, I THINK OUR MAXIMUM NUMBER OF POTENTIAL SHOTS IS 70 80,000. I’M GONNA BALL PARK THAT RIGHT NOW INDOORS AND WE CAN WRAP THAT UP FOR MORE BACK. YEAH, SO OUR SWEET SPOT IS ABOUT 60,000 RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CAN RAMP THAT UP WITH MORE VACCINATORS AS WE GET MORE VACCINE AND THAT’S WITH THE SITES THAT WE’RE CURRENTLY USING SO AS WE POTENTIALLY EXPAND THOSE WE COULD GO BIGGER PER WEEK. YES. YEP. SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW BALLPARK THAT TO ABOUT 10,000 A DAY. LET’S SAY AND THAT’S JUST WHAT THE CAPACITY WE’RE USING NOW, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF ABILITY TO RAMP THAT UP VERY VERY QUICKLY, WHICH IS KIND OF EXCITING KNOWING THAT THAT WILL NOT SPACE AND LOGISTICS WILL NOT BE THE LIMITING FACTOR HERE. CAN YOU TAKE US THROUGH SOME OF THE LOGISTICS OF HOW YOU PLANT THE VACCINATE TEACHERS THE STATE ALREADY HAS A DATABASE ESSENTIALLY. ARE YOU GOING TO ALTER IT ALL HOW YOU APPROACH THAT GIVEN THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THAT LIST AND YOU DON’T WANT TO INTERRUPT SCHOOLING, YOU KNOW WITH A PRESUMABLY, YOU KNOW WITH WHAT WE’VE GOT 30 TEACHERS FROM ONE SCHOOL SUDDENLY HAVING TO GO GET VACCINATED TODAY. SURE. SO THERE’S THAT WE’RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. WE HAVEN’T FINALIZED PLANS PERMANENTLY A COUPLE THINGS WITH GROUP 2A. IT’S NOT JUST TEACHERS. IT’S BUS DRIVERS SUBSTITUTES. IT COULD BE FOLKS IN THE ADMINISTRATION THE PRIVATE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN THE AREA. WILL BE PART OF THAT SAME MIX SO THERE’S A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT. WE HAVE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING FROM HAVING A VACCINATIONS KIND OF RUN OUT OF THE SAUS THE DISTRICTS THEMSELVES. WE COULD DO IT THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORKS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’RE LOOKING AT IS DO YOU REALLY WANT TO VACCINATE AN ENTIRE SCHOOL AT ONCE OR DO YOU BREAK THAT UP INTO CHUNKS AND IN CASE FOLKS HAVE SOME YOU KNOW LIMITED REACTIONS TO THE VACCINE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. SO THERE’S A VARIETY DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT AND I THINK WE’LL BE NARROWING DOWN THOSE DETAILS IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS. WE STILL HAVE A A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IT IS FEBRUARY AND I’M ANTICIPATING THAT GROUP BEING KIND OF UP FOR THEIR ROUND OF VACCINATION SOMETIME IN EARLY APRIL. SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE THOSE DETAILS FINALIZED NOT MAYBE NOT EVEN NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK OF THE WEEK AFTER AND THEN WE’LL OPEN IT UP. YOU KNOW ONCE WE FINALIZE HOW LOGISTICALLY IT WILL WORK. WE’LL OPEN UP THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS REGISTERED. FOLKS WITH AGING, NEW HAMPSHIRE I KNOW YOU. WORK WITH TODAY’S SAID THERE WERE PARENTS OF CHILDREN YOUNG CHILDREN BOUNCING FROM ANOTHER DISABILITIES SAID THEY BASICALLY BEEN FELT LIKE THEY’VE BEEN CAUGHT IN. THE CROSSFIRE IN TERMS OF VACCINES AND GETTI DISTANT INFORMATION FROM 211 IF YOU HEARD THAT AND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT. I I’VE HEARD I’VE HEARD THE COMPLAINTS AND I KNOW THE CONCERNS OF ABEL NEW HAMPSHIRE TO BE HONEST. I THINK THERE WAS THERE WERE SOME SOME MISINFORMATION AS PART OF THAT BUT THAT’S OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE FRUSTRATION OF NOT JUST THAT POPULATION. BUT ANY POPULATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT IS MAYBE HAD TROUBLE SCHEDULING AND WE’RE HAPPY TO REACH OUT TO THOSE FOLKS WORK WITH THEM NOT JUST AS AN ORGANIZATION, BUT ONE-ON-ONE THE BENEFIT OF WORKING WITH A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT. LEAD DISABLED COMMUNITY IS WE DO HAVE OUR ERA AGENCIES THAT MANAGE A LOT OF THESE FOLKS AND PROVIDE A LOT OF THOSE SERVICES. SO WE DO HAVE GREAT COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT WITH THESE FAMILIES AND IF ANYONE’S HAVING TROUBLE WE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE INCLUDED IN THAT VULNERABLE POPULATION THAT WE HIGHLIGHT AS PART OF PHASE ONE BE BUT AGAIN, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE’RE GOING TO GET THROUGH PHASE ONE B AS THE VACCINE COMES IN WITH WHAT WE’RE BEING ABLE TO DO WITH OUR MOBILE SITES, BUT THE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THE HOMELESS POPULATIONS THE DD COMMUNITY THE CONGREGATE SETTINGS. IT’S A LOT BUT IT REALLY IS ALL COMING TOGETHER VERY VERY WELL AND WE’LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THEM. EVEN ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS IF WE HAVE TO. FROM SOME FOLKS WHO CELEBRATING THEIR 60TH BIRTHDAY IN THE NEXT. SO THEORETICALLY THEY’D BE PUSHED TO FACE TO BE AFTER TEACHERS. BUT IS THERE ANY WIGGLE ROOM FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE TURNING 65? THEY CAN’T SIGN UP RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU KNOW. WELL AS SOON AS YOU TURN 65 YOU CAN SIGN UP. SO WE REMEMBER FACES DON’T END. SO IF YOU TURN 65, YOU KNOW IN NEXT WEEK YOU CAN COME IN AND SIGN UP INTO THE SYSTEM AND IF YOU TURN TO 65 IN JULY, YOU’RE STILL TECHNICALLY PHASE ONE B, BUT YOU CAN SIGN UP INTO THE SYSTEM. SO IT’S A IT’S REALLY AN ONGOING THING. SO AS SOON AS YOU TURN 65 AND AND SIGN ON UP ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW, AND IF WE GET TO THE 50 AND UPS BEFORE YOU TURN 65, YOU CAN SIGN UP THEN TOO OR IF YOU’RE A TEACHER THAT IS THE 65 SIGN UP TODAY WOULD IT? THERE’S A LOT OF A LOT OF CROSS ELIGIBILITY THAT GOES ON. HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOVERNOR BAKER ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE QUARANTINE ROLES THAT I MEAN AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW IF WE HAVE FOLKS FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE GOING TO VISIT PEOPLE. YEAH, ACTUALLY A BIT OF A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLIE THIS MORNING. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH. WE JUST TEXTING A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW HE WAS LOOKING AT ADJUSTMENTS TO HIS RULES. I DON’T KNOW IF THEY MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS. I I HAVEN’T BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS TODAY HOW WE HANDLED OUR PROVISIONS AND SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO TRAVEL AROUND NEW ENGLAND. WE REALLY DON’T HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS WITH TRAVEL AND I EXPLAINED THAT TO HIM AND I’M NOT SURE IF THEY MADE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR THEIR PLANS THERE, BUT YOU KNOW, I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH BEFORE THIS I WAS ON A CONFERENCE CALL WITH PROBABLY SEVEN. 17 18 OF THE GOVERNORS ON THE EAST COAST AND MAYBE A HALF A DOZEN OR SO ON THE WEST COAST AS PART OF AN NGA MEETING. SO WE’RE ALWAYS TALKING WE REALLY ARE. OH, SORRY, I THINK. I FEEL LIKE A PRESSURE ON YOU. YOU DON’T JUST ON THE VENUES, YOU KNOW, MASSACHUSETTS IS TARGETED THE END OF MARSHA OPEN UP FENWAY PARK OTHER LARGE VENUES. WE’RE GONNA SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR HERE. I DON’T WELL. YEAH, SO SO, I BELIEVE THEY ANNOUNCED FENWAY PARK WILL OPEN AT LIKE 12% CAPACITY. SO TO BE HONEST, I DON’T WANT TO COMMENT ON WHAT THEY’RE DOING. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COVID-19 DOWN THERE AND AT DIFFERENT SITUATION. THEY’RE KIND OF OPENING THINGS UP TO KIND OF COME CLOSE TO WE ARE ALREADY WE ALREADY OUR VENUES OPEN AND WE HAVE LIMITED CAPACITY. BUT WE HAVE WE HAD EVERYTHING FROM CANOBIE LAKE PARK TO TO MUSIC VENUES IF THEY WANTED TO OPEN EVEN LAST SUMMER AND LAST FALL. I KNOW A LOT OF THE ACTS DIDN’T WANT TO COME AND FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. THERE WAS A LOT OF TREPIDATION THERE, BUT YES, WE’RE GOING TO YOU KNOW, EVEN WHAT NOT JUST WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, BUT I ANTICIPATE AS WE GET THROUGH THE BACK KEEP GOING THROUGH THE VACCINATION PROCESS WITH A LOT OF SUCCESS AND AS WE ENTER THE SUMMER, THERE’LL BE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN VENUES FAIRS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. OH HI. NATIONAL TREND IS DECLINE IN DEATH FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES DOES NOT HAPPENING HERE. ABSOLUTELY. SURE AND WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR THAT DECLINE THE DECLINE IN LONG-TERM CARE FATALITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS ASTOUNDING I MEAN, IT’S GREAT THE VACCINES WORKING, RIGHT? WE’VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE THE MAJORITY OF THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES WITH OUR VACCINE AND FOR THOSE WHO AT LEAST WHO HAVE HAD THE VACCINE PLUS 14 WEEKS 14 DAYS FOR THE ANTIBODIES TO BUILD UP. THERE’S NO REALIZATION FATALITY FOR THAT POPULATION AND SO THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE’RE SEEING HERE AND THAT COMMUNITY THAT COMMUNITY. I THINK WE’RE DOWN TO SEVEN OUTBREAKS AS OF TODAY. SO IT’S A MATTER OF EVERYTHING FROM CONTROLLING THE OUTBREAKS MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE GETTING VERY HIGH UPTAKE AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST UPTAKES OF VACCINATION IN THE COUNTRY. I THINK WE’RE STILL NUMBER ONE WITH OUR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE IN THE LONG TERM CARE, AND I THINK THAT’S SETTING A GREAT TONE A GREAT EXAMPLE, AND IT’S WORKING REALLY WELL. SOONER EITHER YOU OR DR. SHANE. COULD YOU HIT ON THE MESSAGING BEHIND THE JOHNSON? VACCINE ONCE THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE YOU MAY HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO SHOW UP AND SAY WELL I HEARD IT THAT IT DOESN’T HAVE YOU KNOW, THE 90% EFFECTIVE PERCENTAGE THAT MODERNA OR ADVISOR HAS THEY WON’T WELL, THEY HAVE A CHOICE OR SURE. WELL, I’LL KIND OF GIVE MY TWO CENTS TO THEN. I’LL HAVE DR. CHEN COME UP AND HE I KNOW DR. CHEN HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT’S VERY VERY CLOSELY A COUPLE THINGS ALL THREE VACCINES MODERNA. EYESOR AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON ARE ALL 100% EFFECTIVE AGAINST HOSPITALIZATION AND FATALITY AND THAT’S A MIRACLE. THAT IS AN APP. THAT IS AMAZING. SO GREEK NO MATTER WHAT VACCINE YOU GET. WE’RE REALLY PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE AGAINST THE MOST SEVERE SYMPTOMS THAT COULD LEAD TO TO HOSPITALIZATION OR EVEN A FATALITY WITH ALL OF THEM. YOU COULD GET MILD SYMPTOMS, BUT THAT’S THAT’S KNOWN THE EFFICACY MIGHT OF THAT VACCINE MIGHT VARY A LITTLE BIT WITHIN DEMOGRAPHICS AND DR. SHANK AND SPEAK VERY VERY DIRECTLY TO THAT. BUT THE MESSAGING IS THEY’RE ALL SAFE, THEY’RE ALL VERY EFFECTIVE. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THREE VACCINES AND MORE RIGHT IF EVEN MORE WERE TO COME ALONG THE LINE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON FISER MEDINA ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL POPULATIONS NOW IF YOU SHOW UP AT A FIXED SITE AND SAY I’D LIKE THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE. WELL, THAT MIGHT NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE THAT MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. WE’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE PER SE WHERE YOU SHOW UP AT A SITE AND SAY I’LL TAKE THIS ONE AND I’LL TAKE THAT ONE. IT’S NOT GOING TO WORK LIKE THAT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE THE VACCINE IF THEY’RE OFFERING IT WHAT WHEN THEY’RE OFFERING TO YOU, BUT YOU’D HAVE TO GO BACK AND CANCEL YOUR SCHEDULE AND RESCHEDULE BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF FOLKS WHO HAVE EVEN ASKED IS THIS PFIZER? IS THIS MODERNA WE EXPLAIN WHICH ONE IT IS AND THE VAST MAJORITY FOLKS TAKE WHATEVER’S OFFER TO THEM. THEY’RE ALL VERY VERY EFFECTIVE. I MEAN REALLY REALLY EFFECTIVE JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS A LOT EASIER BECAUSE IT’S IT’S ONE SHOT TO BE SURE BUT THEY ALL WORK A LITTLE THEY A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. THAT’S A MORE OF A VIRAL VACCINE AS OPPOSED TO A AN MRNA VACCINE. BUT NO WE WILL WE’LL MAKE SURE IT’S AVAILABLE TO ALL POPULATIONS, BUT IT ISN’T SO MUCH THAT YOU SHOW UP AND GET TO PICK OFF THE MENU AND I THINK THAT’S THE LOGISTICALLY THAT’S PROBABLY THE MOST WE COULD WE COULD MANAGE ANYBODY COULD MANAGE AT THIS POINT. I DON’T KNOW IF DR. CHAN WAS TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE EFFICACIES. SURE. THANK YOU AND GOOD QUESTION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IN THE VACCINES. RIGHT? SO NOW WE HAVE CURRENTLY THE PFIZER AND A VACCINES WHICH ARE VERY VERY SIMILAR VACCINES IN TERMS OF THEIR THEIR MAKEUP AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY HAVING THIS JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE ALSO BEING CALLED THE JANSSEN BIOTECH VACCINE POSSIBLY NEXT WEEK, AND I THINK ONE OF THE MESSAGES HERE IS THAT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE VACCINES. THERE’S THERE ARE FOR EXAMPLE THE FIRES IN THE MODERNA VACCINES ARE TWO DOSE SERIES. SO, YOU KNOW PEOPLE NEED TO SCHEDULE THE FIRST AND THEN THE SECOND DOSE, YOU KNOW, THREE FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST DOSE THE OF THE THE ANTS AND VACCINE OR THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE HAS SAID IT’S A ONE DOSE SHOT AND I THINK WE NEED TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION IS PUT OUT BY THE FDA. AND WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION IS PUT UP BY THE CDC. THERE’S STILL A PROCESS THAT VACCINE REVIEW HAS TO GO THROUGH BEFORE WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF THIS JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE AND ACTUALLY HAVE IT IN OUR POSSESSION. WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE EARLY DATA THAT THE FDA THAT THE FDA CUT OUT YESTERDAY. THE FDA IS GOING TO BE THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES DATA AT A MEETING TOMORROW. WE EXPECT THAT THE FDA COULD AUTHORIZE THE VACCINE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AND THEN THE CDC’S MEDICAL AND SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ASAP OR ACIP IS PLANNING ON MEETING POTENTIALLY SUNDAY OR MONDAY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE SOME MEDICAL OR CLINICAL GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO USE THE VACCINE. SO THERE’S STILL A PROCESS AT THIS VACCINE HAS TO GO THROUGH BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET IT IN HAND. WE EXPECT THAT. IT’LL BE AUTHOR. BUT WE’RE GONNA WAIT AND SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMES FROM THE FDA WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COME FROM THE CDC AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES FOR ACIP TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO HAVE MESSAGE USE OF THIS VACCINE AND GET IT OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SETTING, BUT I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT THE WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, WELL THERE ARE DIFFERENT IS IN THE VACCINES AND EVEN MAYBE DIFFERENCES IN THE OVERALL VACCINE EFFICACY THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE VERY VERY EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING SEVERE COVID-19, YOU KNOW ON THE ORDER OF YOU KNOW, 85% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING SEVERE COVID-19 AND THEN YOU KNOW OVER 90 95% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS, YOU KNOW AS AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST. WE NEVER LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING’S 100% EFFECTIVE, BUT THE THE EARLY PRELIMINARY DATA, YOU KNOW BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS SHOWS, YOU KNOW, VERY VERY HIGH EFFICACY EFFECTIVENESS. VENTING HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS AS AS THE GOVERNOR AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT TOOL THAT WE HAVE COMING TO US LIKELY MORE INFORMATION TO COME AND IT’S GOING TO BE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT I THINK IN OUR IN OUR TOOL TO TO CONTROL THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE IT IS BEING LOOKED AT AND AUTHORIZED AS A SINGLE DOSE VACCINE WHICH IS GOING TO HELP SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF VACCINATION. THANKS. GOOD SOME OF THE ON THE PHONE TODAY GUYS. THERE ARE SOME GOVERNORS SURE AND FIRST PHONE QUESTION COMES FROM KATHY MCCORMICK WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. CATHY ARE YOU THERE? THINK OH, THERE WE GO. HI KATHY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. HI, THANK YOU. I HAVE JUST TWO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ONE REGARDING APRIL NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CONCERNS IT SO IF YOU’RE A CAREGIVER OF SOMEONE WHO HAD A DISABILITY OR MEDICALLY VULNERABLE AND VACCINE GROUP 1D. SO WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO TRY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR FOR YOURSELF TO GET A VACCINE? VISITING RESTRICTIONS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. I KNOW YOU’RE PLANNING TO RELEASE MORE GUIDANCE NEXT WEEK, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT’S BEEN CONSIDERED THE NORM. MOST RECENTLY. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR MOST COUNTIES ALLOWING. THIS ONE OR TWO VISITORS INDOORS PER RESIDENTS AND NON-ESSENTIAL PERSON ELSE STILL THIS I GOING TO POINT THAT GREAT. SO I’M GONNA TRY TO TAKE BOTH OF YOUR QUESTIONS. SO I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION WAS AROUND SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED MEDICALLY VULNERABLE SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A VACCINE. SO THE THE GOAL HERE IS IF THE PERSON QUALIFIES BY MEDICAL VULNERABILITY NOT NECESSARILY BY AGE THEIR PHYSICIAN SHOULD CERTIFY THEY’RE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE AND THEN SEND THAT CERTIFICATION IN THROUGH EITHER VAMS OR IN THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTE THAT WE’VE SET UP IN THAT GOES WITH CAREGIVER ALSO, SO IF THE CHILD IS MEDICALLY VULNERABLE AND AS THAT AT HIGHER RISK FOR NEGATIVE OUTCOMES FROM COVID-19 THE THE PARENTAL CARE GIVERS WOULD QUALIFY THROUGH THE MEDICAL VULNERABILITY AGAIN THE PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION WOULD WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO IN THROUGH VANS OR IN THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THE MEDICAL VULNERABILITY IS THE KEY THERE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LIST OF DIAGNOSIS THAT AUTOMATICALLY YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE TWO OF THESE YOU QUALIFY, BUT THEN WE ALSO GAVE A PHYSICIANS THE FLEXIBILITY TO SAY ALTHOUGH THEY’RE NOT ON THIS LIST THE TOTALITY OF THIS THIS CHILD OR THIS PERSON’S MEDICAL CONDITIONS QUALIFIES THEM AS MEDICALLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE THEY’RE AT HIGHER RISK FOR NEGATIVE OUTCOMES, AND THAT CONVERSATION IS BETWEEN THE PHYSICIAN AND THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT’S FAMILY. AND NOW ORIGINALLY WE HAD HEARD THAT THERE WERE WE DID HEAR OF SOME COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEIR PHYSICIANS WEREN’T OFFERING MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS. I KNOW THAT THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION HAS SENT OUT COMMUNICATION TO ALL OF THEIR LICENSEES DOCTORS EVERYBODY TO TELL THEM YOU DO NEED TO ENGAGE IN THIS PRACTICE AND YOU DO NEED TO ENGAGE WITH YOUR PATIENTS AROUND MEDICAL CERTIFICATION. AND FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK THAT TOOK CARE OF A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THERE WILL ALL ALWAYS BE A DISPUTE IF SOMEONE IS IN THIS IN A GRAY AREA OF WHETHER THEY’RE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE OR NOT, AND THAT JUST YOU KNOW, THAT THAT COULD BE PART OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE’RE GETTING. IS THAT ALL THE PATIENT OR THE FAMILY FEELS LIKE THEY’RE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE TO PHYSICIAN DOESN’T AGREE. SO IF YOU ARE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE IN THE PHYSICIAN HAS SENT IN A CERTIFICATION YOU WILL BE REGISTERED DURING VAMS IF YOU HAVE QUESTION ABOUT THIS ON WHETHER YOUR MEDICAL CERTIFICATION, YOU CAN CERTAINLY CALL TO ONE ONE. IN REGARDS TO NURSING HOME. ATION INITIALLY, YOU KNOW THE VISITATION IS WAS TYPICALLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE. I THINK THAT THERE IS A VARIETY OF THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE’RE PUTTING TOGETHER GUIDANCE, AND WE’RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION AND BASICALLY WHAT WE’RE DOING IS WE’RE TAKING THE DEFINITION THE FEDERAL DEFINITION THAT IS OUT THERE ON COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITS AND WE’RE EXPANDING THAT DEFINITION BECAUSE WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL BEING OF OUR ELDERS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND THAT QUALIFIES AS A COMPASSIONATE CARE VISIT. SO RIGHT NOW THERE’S A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT PUTTING A CROSS THE STATE ONE OF THE REASONS WE’RE DOING THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE CONSISTENCY SO WE DON’T HAVE ONE FAMILY THAT CAN VISIT AND ONE FAMILY THAT CANNOT VISIT BASED ON JUST A DECISION IN WITHIN A FACILITY. WE WANT EVERYBODY CONSISTENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR EL SO REALLY THERE’S NOTHING CONSISTENT ACROSS THE STATE RIGHT NOW, I THINK THAT YOU’LL SEE SOME CONSISTENCY COMING FORWARD IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOVERNOR THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM NANCY WEST WITH IN-DEPTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE NANCY, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. FOR TAKING MY QUESTIONS. A COUPLE OF THESE I REALLY GET FROM PEOPLE. FALLING IN OR EMAILING ASKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND THE FIRST IS THE STATE SCHOOL DASHBOARD SAYS IS ONE COVID-19 CASE AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND THE COLLEGE SAYS ON THEIR DASHBOARDS THAT THERE’S ACTUALLY 37 CASES AND WE SEE THE SAME DISCREPANCY WITH UNH ALL THE STATE FAIR SHOWS 138 CASES. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THERE’S 240 AND I THINK I’VE HEARD OF THIS. THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS, BUT JUST WHY SHOULD PEOPLE TRUST THE STATE STATISTICS AND THE SECOND WAS QUESTION HOW TO DO WITH THE GOPHER AND THE 1.25 BILLION DOLLARS THAT’S GONE OUT TO AGENCIES AND BUSINESSES. NOW, I’M TOLD THAT THEY’RE REQUIRED TO FILE REPORT ON HOW THEY’RE SPENDING THAT MONEY AND THAT’S NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION, BUT WHY SHOULDN’T PEOPLE KNOW HOW THAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND I GUESS THE LAST HAVE TO DO WITH THE CONTENTIOUS DAYS AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AND YESTERDAY HOUSE SPEAKERS SHERMAN PACKARD LOCKED OUT SOME OF THE DEMOCRATS. DURING ONE OF THOSE AT LEAST ONE OF THE THOSE AND LOCKED SOME PEOPLE IN SO I WASN’T IS IT LEGAL TO LOCK OUT ELECTED HOST OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS AND ALSO FROM A FIRE SAFETY PERSON PERSPECTIVE. IS IT SAFE TO LOCK THE DOORS AND LOCK OTHER PEOPLE SO A LOT THERE FIRST AS WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID FROM THE BEGINNING VERY BEGINNING. THE DASHBOARD HAS GOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHOOLS WHETHER IT’S K TO 12 OR THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BASED ON THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE BECAUSE AGAIN THE SCHOOLS IT IT COMES UP THROUGH THE STATE BUT IT’S HOW THE SCHOOLS ARE REPORTING. IT MIGHT BE VERY DIFFERENTLY. THEY CAN GET NOTIFICATION IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE CAN GET A NOTIFICATION IN A VARIETY DIFFERENT WAYS. SO AGAIN, THE DATA IS REAL AND IT’S TRUSTED BUT THERE’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A DELAY THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE WE STARTED THE DASHBOARD AND THERE’S REALLY NO WAY AROUND THAT BECAUSE IT ISN’T LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY COMES UP POSITIVE THAT PERSON AT THE LAB GETS ON THE PHONE AND CALLS, YOU KNOW HAS A CALL LIST OF 10 PEOPLE THAT THEY CALL AND TELLS TELLS THEM YOU KNOW WHO IT IS AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS. THERE’S ALSO HIPAA ISSUES THERE SO WE CAN KNOW THAT THERE’S AN INDIVIDUAL WE CAN’T KNOW WHO THAT INDIVIDUAL IS. SO THERE’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A DISCREPANCY. THEY’RE ALWAYS HAS WE JUST TRY TO UPDATE IT AS AS BEST WE CAN GOING FORWARD BUT I MEAN WHAT WE TRY TELL FOLKS IS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, THERE’S A LOT OF COVID IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. THE KIDS CAME BACK. THEY SOCIALIZED THEY DID THINGS THEY WEREN’T NECESSARILY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND THAT CREATED A LOT OF THESE KIND OF SCENARIOS WHERE WHERE THERE’S THROUGH A DORM OR AT A RESTAURANT OR OR AT A FRATERNITY PARTY, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE AND AND AGAIN, WE’VE REALLY I THINK THE UNIVERSITIES HAVE RESPONDED VERY WELL, OBVIOUSLY THEY’RE IN LIMITED CLASSES AND EVEN REMOTE CLASSES AND SO WE WE REALLY NEED TO MANAGE THAT THEY STILL MAKE UP A DECENT PERCENTAGE OF THE THE CASES THAT WE SEE ON A DAILY BASIS THE YOU HAD A SECOND QUESTION ON THE 1.25 BILLION DOLLARS THE CARES ACT MONEY. THE QUESTION WAS WHY THERE’S A REPORTING PROCESS ON THE BACK END, BUT YOU CAN’T SEE HOW THE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN SEE HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT BECAUSE EACH OF THOSE RECIPIENTS ON OUR ON OUR WEBSITE YOU CAN SEE WHO THEY ARE. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THEY GOT YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT FUNDING PROGRAM THEY WERE PART OF SO IF THEY’RE PART OF MAIN STREET RELIEF FUND YOU THAT THEY’RE THAT MONEY IS THERE TO REPLACE SOME OF THE LOST REVENUE FOR BUSINESS LOSS IF THEY ARE THERE PART OF THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WE THAT WE DID ON OUR OWN LAST YEAR. OBVIOUSLY THAT MONEY’S GOING TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SO THE FUNDS WERE SO SPECIFIC IN THEIR DESIGNATION AND THAT CAN ALL BE SEEN ON THE WEBSITE. SO ALL OF THAT IS IS VERY VERY TRANSPARENT AND ALL OF IT IS SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT PROCESS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKES SURE THAT WE SPENT THE MONEY EXACTLY AS THEY PRESCRIBED IT COULD BE SPENT AT AND THERE WAS NO ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM. I THINK THE TEAM OF GOPHERS ON A PHENOMENAL JOB AT REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE’VE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HAVEN’T, YOU KNOW CROSSED THE AND WE DO OUR OWN INTERNAL AUDITS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE BUSINESSES ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS REALLY ARE SPENDING THE MONEY EXACTLY AS IT WAS DESIGNED, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SPEND IT, YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT THE FUND. I MEAN WE HAD DOZENS AND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF THEM ALL WITH DIFFERENT MISSIONS AND ALL WITH DIFFERENT PURPOSES IN TERMS OF HOW THOSE DOLLARS NEED TO BE SPENT AND FINALLY YOU BRING UP THE DEMOCRATS WERE LOCKED OUT. WELL, LET’S BE VERY CLEAR YESTERDAY MY UNDERSTANDING AND I DIDN’T I WASN’T THERE AND I I DIDN’T SEE THE PROCESS. I KNOW THAT DEMOCRAT. LEADERSHIP HAD A BIZARRE STRATEGY TO GET UP AND LEAVE THE ROOM. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER AND THEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THE DOORS CAN BE LOCKED. I’D HAVE YOU ASK THEM FORMER DEMOCRAT SPEAKER STEVE SHIRTLIFF WHO ALSO LOCKED THE DOORS. IT’S IT’S A PRACTICE THAT HAS MY UNDERSTANDING HAS GONE ON LEGISLATURES FOR YEARS. SO IT HAPPENS FOR WHATEVER REASON THE SPEAKER HAS CONTROL OF THAT ROOM AND IF PEOPLE CHOOSE TO GET UP AND LEAVE THE ROOM NOBODY KICK THEM OUT, THEY THEY DECIDED THAT THEY DIDN’T WANT TO BE PART OF THE REST OF THE DAY’S VOTES IF I WERE CONSTITUENTS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO LEFT I’D BE VERY UPSET. BECAUSE YOU GOT TO SEE THE JOB ALL THE WAY THROUGH EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT WINNING VOTES, AND YOU’RE NOT GETTING WHAT YOU WANT ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OR SENATE YOU GOT A JOB TO DO AND I THINK THE DEMOCRATS THAT WALKED OUT OF THAT ROOM HAVE A LOT A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO AS FAR AS LOCKING THE DOORS. I’D REFER YOU TO FORMER DEMOCRAT SPEAKER STEVE SHIRTLIFF AND ASK HIM WHY HE USED TO LOCK THE DOORS FROM TIME TO TIME. NEXT QUESTIO GOVERNOR THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM MICHAEL GRAHAM AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL MICHAEL, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION. BUT WE’RE GONNA MOVE ON TO TODD BOOKMAN AT NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, TODD, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. CAN YOU PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHEN THE STATE WILL RELEASE THE DATA IT HAS ON? RACIAL AND ETHNIC BREAKDOWNS FOR WHO HAS SIGNED UP OR RECEIVED THE VACC. INE AND THE SECOND QUESTION PERHAPS BEST FOR DR. CHAN, YOU KNOW FOR THE VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO’VE HAD A MODERATE OR SEVERE NEGATIVE REACTION TO THE FIRST DOSE AND ALLERGIC REACTION. SHOULD THOSE PEOPLE STILL RECEIVE A SECOND SHOT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN A HOSPITAL SETTING OR THEY NOT RECOMMENDED TO GET THAT SECOND DOSE. SURE. I’M GONNA HAVE DR. DAILY COME UP AND DISCUSS THE IDEA OF WHEN THE SOME OF THE RACIAL DATA MIGHT BE RELEASED FOR THE VACCINE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WE DO HAVE DATA ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE VACCINATING INCLUDING RACE AND ETHNICITY THE WAY THE DATA IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IS THAT IT’S FOR ALL DOSES ADMINISTERED AND WE’RE WORKING TO DETERMINE IF WE CAN TEASE OUT THE FIRST AND SECOND DOSES BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT IF YOU’RE TRYING TO LOOK AT FROM A POPULATION PERSPECTIVE HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE VACCINATED VERSUS LOOKING AT ALL OF THE FIRST AND SECOND DOSE TOGETHER, RIGHT? SO WE DO HAVE THAT DATA. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR ASPECT OF IT TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION AND THEN WE’RE HAPPY TO RELEASE IT. YES, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION ABOUT VACCINE REACTIONS BECAUSE I THINK IT’S AN IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE IN THAT PEOPLE CAN AND SHOULD EXPECT TO HAVE SOME SIDE EFFECTS. AFTER GETTING VACCINATED THIS IS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS TYPICAL THAT’S EXPECTED AND SIDE EFFECTS CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM A LOCALIZED REACTION SUCH AS PAIN REDNESS SWELLING AT THE SITE OF THE INJECTION WHERE THE VACCINE WAS ADMINISTERED ALL THE WAY UP TO SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS, AND WE’RE HEARING COMMON REPORTS OF FLU-LIKE ILLNESS INCLUDING FEVERS CHILLS MUSCLE ACHES BODY ACHES PEOPLE PEOPLE FEELING PEOPLE FEELING LIKE THEY HAVE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS FOR YOU KNOW 24 HOURS OR SO AFTER AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE VACCINE, THESE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED EXPECTED SYMPTOMS THAT PEOPLE MAY EXPERIENCE AFTER THEY GET A DOSE OF THE VACCINE IF THEY HAVE THOSE TYPES OF SYMPTOMS AFTER GETTING THE FIRST DOSE. ABSOLUTELY THEY SHOULD STILL GET THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET THE SECOND DOSE OF THE FIVE OR THE MODERNA VACCINES TO HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROTECTION AND THE LONGEST DURATION OF PROTECTION THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE RECOMMENDATION. DON’T WANT SOME OF THESE NORMAL EXPECTED VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS TO DISSUADE PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE. NOW, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO IF THEY HAVE A REAL AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE FIRST DOSE OF A VACCINE ARE DISQUALIFIED OR SHOULD NOT GET THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE, BUT THOSE TYPES OF INSTANCES ARE ARE RELATIVELY FEW AND AND UNCOMMON AND INCLUDE INSTANCES CERTAINLY OF LIKE ANAPHYLAXIS IF SOMEBODY HAS ANAPHYL US AFTER THE FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE THEY SHOULDN’T GET THE SECOND DOSE OR IF THE HAVE A VERY CLEAR IMMEDIATE ALLERGIC REACTION, YOU KNOW WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER GETTING THE FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE. THEY’RE DISQUALIFIED FROM GETTING THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE AND THAT’S A DISQUALIFICATION NOT JUST FROM GETTING THE VACCINE AT A STATE-RUN VACCINATING THE VACCINATION SITE, BUT DISQUALIFICATION TO RECEIVING THE VACCINE IN ANY LOCATION. IT’S WHAT WE CALL A VACCINE CONTRAINDICATION, BUT THOSE TYPES OF INSTANCES ARE ARE VERY SORT OF ARE VERY FEW AND UNCOMMON AND IN FACT THE CDC RELEASED SOME PRELIMINARY OR SOME EARLY DATA A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I THINK AT THIS POINT SHOWING FOR EXAMPLE AT THE RATE OF ANAPHYLAXIS AFTER A RECEIPT OF ONE OF THESE VACCINES. IT’S ON THE ORDER OF LIKE FOUR TO FIVE EPISODES PER MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED AND THAT’S IN LINE WITH THE RATES OF ANAPHYLAXIS. WE’RE SERIOUS ALLERGIC REACTIONS WITH OTHER TYPES OF VACCINES THAT ARE COMMONLY USED AS WELL. SO THE RATE OF SERIOUS ALLERGIC REACTIONS THAT WOULD DISQUALIFY SOMEBODY FROM GETTING THEIR SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE ARE FEW AND UNCOMMON WHAT’S MORE COMMON IS FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE SOME OF THESE MORE TYPICAL EXPECTED SIDE EFFECTS AFTER RECEIVING THE VACCINE AND MOST OF THE TIME THESE ARE YOU KNOW OF LIMITED DURATION PEOPLE FEEL BETTER WITHIN YOU KNOW ONE OR TWO DAYS AFTER HAVING SYMPTOMS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD STILL GET THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE AND WE WILL WE WILL GIVE THAT VACCINE TO PEOPLE EVEN AT OUR STATE RUN FIXED VACCINATION SITES THANKS. SO VACCINE CONTRACT. WHAT WAS THAT VACCINE OPERATING? VACCINE CONTRAINDICATION. WELL, WE’RE ADDING THAT ONE TO THE COVID-19 LEXICON. WOW. THAT’S A GOOD ONE. THANK YOU. GOVERNOR OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM MICHAEL GRAHAM WITH THE NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL MICHAEL, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION. TOMORR MICRO PERCENTAGE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE ON THE COVID-19 RELEASE PACKAGE AND INCLUDES SOME THINGS YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU’RE NOT A FAN OF INCLUDING A MANDATORY FIFTEEN DOLLAR AN HOUR MINIMUM WAGE AND ALSO USES A FORMULA THAT GIVES MORE MONEY TO STATES WITH HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. SO THE STATES THAT STAYS LOCKDOWN LONGER WHO DID MORE DAMAGE THEIR ECONOMY. THE LAST WILL GET MORE TAX DOLLARS IN A STATE LIKE, NEW HAMPSHIRE. HAS GOTTEN UNEMPLOYMENT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION MY QUESTIONS REMEMBER, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE APPROACH OF THE BILL? NUMBERS YOU WANT THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES? BEFORE THE COVID-19 PACKAGE TOMORROW IT IS NOT A COVID PACKAGE. THAT’S MY FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE 1.9 TRILLION DOLLARS SO MUCH OF THIS IS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID-19. I THINK THAT’S A LOT OF THE CONCERNS. I THAT GOVERNORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HAVE EXPRESSED TO BE SURE. THERE’S A LOT OF WHETHER IT’S THE FIFTEEN DOLLAR MINIMUM WAGE, AND I DON’T KNOW IF STOOD IF THEY’VE TAKEN OUT THE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM INCREASING FUNDING FOR FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OUT OF WASHINGTON DC THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID-19. THERE’S A THEY CALL IT A CHRISTMAS TREE AND IT REALLY IS BECAUSE IT JUST GIVES OUT MONEY TO EVERYBODY. LOOK THERE. THERE ARE A REAL COVID COSTS THAT THAT HAVE TO BE THAT OUR STATES ARE ENCOURING AND I WISH THEY WOULD JUST FOCUS ON THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FRANKLY INSTEAD OF JUST TRYING TO LOAD ALL OF THIS STUFF INTO ONE BILL. SO IN THAT SENSE, NO, I I AT THIS. KEEP CALLING IT A COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE. IT’S REALLY SO FAR BEYOND THAT THIS IDEA THAT THEY’RE GOING TO PROVIDE REVENUE RELIEF TO STATES WHICH BY THE WAY, WE DON’T NEED. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO RUN A SURPLUS HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE MANY STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GOING TO RUN SURPLUSES, BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S GOING TO KEEP PILING MORE AND MORE MONEY INTO STATES AND NOW THEY TELL US THEY’RE GOING TO DO IT IN A VERY UNFAIR WAY WHERE STATES THAT WERE POORLY MANAGED AND THERE ARE UNEMPLOYMENT IS STILL SKYROCKING THEY’RE GOING TO GET MORE MONEY THAN EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT’S INHERENTLY. SUITABLE IS INHERENTLY UNFAIR. AND AGAIN, I’VE HEARD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ALSO RAISE THOSE CONCERNS THAT IS THAT WOULD BE AN UNFAIR PROCESS IF THEY’RE GOING TO GIVE MONEY TO STATES FINE. LORD KNOWS HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE’RE SMARTER AND WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT MONEY BETTER THAN ALMOST ANYBODY. IT’S ONE TIME MONEY FOR ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THIS IDEA THAT WE’RE JUST GOING TO PILE A LOT OF MONEY AND BAIL OUT STATES THAT WERE POORLY MANAGED. THAT’S REALLY WHAT THIS HAS EVOLVED TO OVER THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF AND I THINK THAT’S WHERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE. I THINK WE ALL WISH THERE WAS MORE BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE HERE AS OPPOSED TO JUST VOTING IT ON A PARTY LINE THE IDEA OF UNITY AND WORKING IN A BIPARTISAN WAY IN WASHINGTON. I THINK WE WERE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I DON’T SEE THINK WE’VE SEEN REALLY MUCH AT ANY OF IT TO DATE AND OBVIOUSLY WE ALL HOPE THAT THAT CHANGES BUT THIS BILL HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT AND SOMEONE’S GOT TO PAY FOR IT. IT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT STATES ARE GOING TO REAP THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF IT AND FRANKLY THEY ARE THE WORST MANAGED. UM THEIR BAILOUTS, THEY REALLY ARE BAILOUTS. AND SO IT’S IT’S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY OF FOCUSING ON COVID AND PUTTING RELIEF EFFORTS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WHETHER IT’S IN EDUCATION MONEY FOR VACCINATIONS MONEY FOR OUR NATIONAL GUARD OR WHATEVER. IT MIGHT BE WHO ARE GIVING SO MUCH TIME BRINGING SOME OF OUR PRIVATE PARTNERS IN TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTIONS GETTING US THROUGH THIS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THE BUSINESSES WHO MAY HAVE STRUGGLED A LOT OF THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE FOR ALL OF THIS OTHER. STUFF AND SO THAT’S I HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM. I THINK MOST OF AMERICA FRANKLY HAS A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THAT APPROACH. THE PHONES ARE ALL SET GOVERNOR GREAT GREAT JUST TO CLARIFY GOVERNOR IF YOU HAD A VOTE YOU’D BE A NO VOTE ON THAT REALLY BAD. AGAI I YES I’D BE A NO VOTE BECAUSE IT YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT BETTER. YOU CAN’T JUST ACCEPT A BILL AND SAY WELL SOMETHING’S BETTER THAN NOTHING. THEY WERE VOTING NO ON A 500 BILLION DOLLAR. PACKAGE BACK IN OCTOBER THE DEMOCRAT DELEGATION OF THIS STATE VOTED NO ON A PACKAGE THAT WAS PURELY COVID RELIEF. BUT THEY VOTED NO AND DID NOTHING UNTIL WHAT THE END OF DECEMBER DECEMBER 27TH. THEY FINALLY GOT AROUND TO IT AFTER WE HAD ALREADY DEALT WITH OUR SURGE AND AND THE CARES ACT MONEY WAS HAD BEEN YOU KNOW ALLOCATED OUT, BUT NOW THEY’RE GOING TO VOTE YES FOR SOMETHING THAT’S FOUR TIMES AS BIG AND DOESN’T HAVE AND IT REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID AND IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE AND AND LEADERS AS ELECTED LEADERS. YOU GOT TO STAND UP AND SAY NO. I’M NOT GONNA VOTE FOR THIS YEAR. JUST ONE OF THE SENATORS OR ONE OF THE CONGRESSMAN. IT DOESN’T TAKE A WHOLE LOT TO MAKE A MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU HAVE MAR. THAT THIN THEY COULD STAND UP AND SAY LOOK, LET’S MAKE THIS BETTER. LET’S FOCUS THIS ON COVID AND BY ALL MEANS YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE OR ANY OF THIS OTHER STUFF GIVE THAT IT’S IT’S DUE IN A PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND A PUBLIC DEBATE ON ITS OWN BUT NOT PART OF THIS GIANT RECONCILIATION PROCESS. JUST TRYING TO STICK IT IN RAM IT THROUGH AND AND CALL IT A COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE WHEN IT REALLY HASN’T THAT’S NOT REALLY WHAT THIS IS ANYMORE. SO NO, I THINK SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE GARBAGE TO SAY NO AND GO IT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S DEAD. IT JUST MEANS YOU YOU’RE FORCED THE ISSUE BACK TO THE DRAWING TABLE AND TRY TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION. THAT’S TRULY FAIR AND EQUITABLE AND PROVIDES THE RELIEF EXACTLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. NOT JUST YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THE CHRISTMAS TREE STUFF THAT THEY WANT TO THROW IN THERE. THE BEDROO S RECENTLY I JUST WANT IS THERE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES THERE THE COMING DOWN MADE REFERENCE TO IT. WHO’S GOING TO DO THAT REVIEW? IS THERE A TIMELINE FROM WHEN IT’S FINISHED IN A LITTLE PUBLIX EITHER? YEAH, SILLY SO MY OFFICE IS WORKING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE FOLKS AT THE THE VETERANS HOME TO REVIEW A SPECIFICALLY OF THAT FACILITY. I MEAN THERE WERE A LOT OF OUTBREAKS ACROSS THE STATE UNFORTUNATELY, BUT LET ME AGAIN I’M GOING TO TAKE THE TIME AND JUST REITERATE WHAT A FANTASTIC JOB. IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT COMMANDANT LEBREAK AND HER STAFF. DID THEY KEPT COMING IN THROUGH THE OUTBREAK PROVIDING A LOT OF CARE AND COMFORT TO FOLKS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH SOME VERY TOUGH TIMES FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULDN’T THAT COULDN’T HAVE VISITATION IN SOME REALLY TOUGH AND SITUATIONS AND IT’S IT’S A TERRIBLY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS WANT TO POLITICIZE THAT I SAW THE LETTER FROM A DULLESANDRO THAT WAS PURE POLITICS PURE POLITICS AND GOD BLESS EXECUTIVE COUNCILOR JOE KENNY FOR STANDING UP AND CALLING THAT FOR WHAT IT WAS THAT THOSE FOLKS UP THERE AT THE VETERANS HOME DID A PHENOMENAL JOB TAKING CARE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THESE OUTBREAKS. WE’VE SEEN WHAT THEY CAN DO ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN THEY GET INTO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND IT’S A IT’S A VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. BUT OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO REVIEW IT. OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT. OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF NOT JUST AT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE VETERANS HOME, BUT A LOT OF THE LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES. WE STARTED THAT PROCESS AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE IT AND AGAIN GET SOMETHING OUT, YOU KNOW IN SHORT ORDER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN VACCINATED YOU JUST YOU WANT TO GET TO THE HOUSE AND WISE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE PROVIDING WHATEVER MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN. OKAY, GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK. WE’RE ROLLING ALONG WE’RE DOING WELL AND AGAIN PICK UP THE PHONE IF YOU IF YOUR SCHEDULE FOR VACCINE, I JUST WANT TO LEAVE FOR THIS. WE WERE WE ARE CALLING YOU. WE’RE CALLING OVER 10,000 PEOPLE A WEEK WELL OVER THAT ACTUALLY AND MOVING THEM UP. SO WE WILL CALL YOU WE WON’T NECESSARILY LEAVE A MESSAGE BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO GET TWO ON ONE OVERLY INUNDATED WITH THE CALLBACKS, BUT WE’RE GOING TO KEEP CALLING UNTIL WE GET A HOLD OF YOU. KEEP MOVING PEOPLE UP WHETHER IT’S TO A WALGREENS SITE WHETHER IT’S TIME THE US THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AS WE GET MORE AND MORE VACCINE INTO THE STATE. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS THING IS GOING VERY VERY WELL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AND AGAIN, WE’RE ON TRACK TO STAY ON SCHEDULE AND SO PICK UP THE PHONE AND WE’LL KEEP MOVING PEOPLE. TO GET THEIR VACCINATION A LITTLE A L

COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Latest information about pandemic

Officials detail number of COVID-19 cases

Get the latest information below about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on New Hampshire. This page is updated daily. ^^ In the video player above, see the most recent COVID-19 briefing (from Feb. 25, 2021) ^^New Hampshire data:Number of people diagnosed with COVID-19: 75,424Most-recent daily PCR test positivity rate (data released 2/28): 2.2% Number of deaths attributed to COVID-19: 1,170Number of active cases: 2,532Number of patients who have recovered: 71,722Number of current hospitalizations: 87Number of cases with B.1.1.7 variant (UK): 1 Number of total PCR tests for COVID-19: 629,689 Number of total antibody tests: 37,687Number of MIS-C cases: 1 ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data **Can’t see the map and graphs above? Visit this link and scroll down.VACCINE INFORMATIONThe state encourages people to visit https://www.vaccines.nh.gov/ for more information. Here is how to sign up to receive the shots through Phase 1B. >> FAQ answered by NH DHHS officialsEstimated Distribution TimelineThe following is an estimated vaccine timeline for distribution from the state (updated Jan. 14, 2021):Phase 1-A: Underway now(about 110,000 people)High-risk health workersLong-term care residentsFirst responders Phase 1B: Underway now — learn how to sign up here(about 300,000 people) — Sign-ups began Jan. 22People 65 years old or olderMedically vulnerable at significantly higher risk, including family caregivers for those under 16Staff and residents of IDD facilitiesCorrections officers and staffPopulations that experience health disparities Visit this link to learn how to sign upPhase 2A: March to May(about 175,000 people)K-12 teachers, school staff, child care workersPhase 2B: March to May(about 200,000 people)People 50-64 years oldPhase 3A: May and beyond(about 325,000 people)Medically vulnerable people 50 years of age and younger who are at a moderate risk Phase 3B: May and beyond(about 325,000 people)Everyone else who has not yet been vaccinatedVaccination SitesThere are 11 state-run, fixed sites:Claremont: River Valley Comm. College at 1 College PlConcord: Steeplegate Mall on Loudon Road Dover: C&J Bus Lines at 23 Indian Brook Road Exeter: Exeter High School at 1 Blue Hawk Dr Hooksett: SNHU at 73 Eastside Dr Keene: Keene State College at 110 Krif Rd Laconia: Lakes Region Comm. College at 379 Belmont RdLebanon: 250 N Plainfield Rd in West LebanonLondonderry: 2 Garden Lane Nashua: Nashua High School South at 36 Riverside Dr Plymouth: PSU lot at 19 Armory Rd Some hospitals are also providing vaccinations to the general public:Berlin: Androscoggin Valley HospitalColebrook: Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalLancaster: Weeks Medical CenterLittleton: Littleton HospitalNorth Conway: Memorial HospitalWhitefield: Weeks Medical CenterWolfeboro: Huggins Hospital Allocation Summary for Each Vaccine Phase, 1st Doses Only (through Feb. 25, 2021)Phase 1A: 112,915 doses allocated; 112,915 people in group (100% of needed amount)Phase 1B: 112,325 doses allocated; 325,000 people in group (35% of needed amount)State reserve for outbreaks or emergency needs: 1,100 doses allocated; 1,100 people in group (100% of needed amount)Vaccine Site Summary (through Feb. 25, 2021)Hospitals: 91,165 doses available; 77,265 doses delivered; 79,941 doses administered to patients (34,129 of those were second doses)Long-term care facilities: 66,300 doses available; 51,675 doses delivered; 44,558 doses administered to patients (19,481 of those were second doses)State-managed fixed sites: 166,065 doses available; 153,660 doses delivered; 137,413 doses administered to patients (33,654 of those were second doses)Regional public health network mobile sites: 35,900 doses available; 20,245 doses delivered; 18,184 doses administered to patients (4,266 of those were second doses)Other: 9,960 doses available; 5,400 doses delivered; 4,334 doses administered to patients (415 of those were second doses)ACTIVE OUTBREAKS AT FACILITIES IN STATEThe following facilities have seen confirmed cases in residents and/or staff in recent days or weeks, according to officials: Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterDover Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Dover Merrimack County Nursing Home in BoscawenMt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing in ManchesterNew Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord Riverside Rest Home in DoverSt. Vincent Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Berlin Sullivan County Nursing Home HOW NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPARES TO THE REST OF THE UNITED STATESTest Positivity Rates By New Hampshire 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Cases Per County in NH and in the US (7-Day Rolling Averages)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Daily U.S. Deaths: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(Are you unable to see the above maps? Visit this link and scroll down)KEY LOCAL INFORMATIONLATEST NEWS: Coronavirus coverage from WMURTOWN-BY-TOWN: Town-by-town coronavirus casesQUARANTINING: Guidance for quarantiningTESTING: Information about coronavirus testingMASKS: Statewide mandate LOCAL RESOURCESDHHS Information: Coronavirus in New HampshireVolunteering opportunitiesHow to donate PPEsNATIONAL RESOURCESLatest worldwide coronavirus dataInteractive map from Johns Hopkins UniversityCDC guidelines on coronavirus TIMELINE: NOTABLE DATESOn Jan. 26, vaccinations under Phase 1B began. On Jan. 5, the state released an updated vaccine timeline. Scroll up to see it above or visit this link.On Dec. 15, Elliot Hospital ICU nurse Heidi Kukla became the first person in New Hampshire to be vaccinated for COVID-19.As of Dec. 5, the state has temporarily paused daily monitoring of people who might have been exposed to COVID-19. On Dec. 3, the state updated its guidance for quarantining, reducing the 14-day window for most situations down to 10 days. On Nov. 19, the governor announced a statewide mask mandate, effective Nov. 20. Anyone over the age of 5 in a public space, indoors or outdoors, who cannot physically distance from others not in their own household shall wear a mask, according to the emergency order. This remains in effect.On Nov. 12, state officials said they will no longer conduct contact tracing for every single case and instead will focus on certain populations. On Oct. 2, health officials began adding antigen test results to the totals because the rapid tests are becoming more widely used. That resulted in an apparent spike in positive cases, as positive antigen tests from over the course of the pandemic were added. One additional death and five hospitalizations related to positive antigen tests were also added.On Sept. 24, the governor said that all restaurants can move tables closer than 6 feet as long as there is a protective divider in place between tables.On Aug. 21, the governor announced that all New Hampshire restaurants could open at 100% capacity, though they still must following distancing and mask guidelines.On Aug. 11, the governor announced that masks would be required at all scheduled gatherings of 100 or more people.On June 15, the stay-at-home order expired and was replaced by a safer-at-home advisory. A key difference is that the requirement that all groups must be fewer than 10 people is no longer in place.On May 22, officials announced the state’s first case of MIS-C in a child.On March 23, officials announced the state’s first death of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19.On March 13, the governor first declared a state of emergency, which ensures resources will be ready so the state is able to respond quickly, as needed. This has been renewed and is currently active. It needs to be renewed every three weeks while an emergency is ongoing in order to remain active. SYMPTOMSOfficials said symptoms might appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure.Symptoms include:Fever or chillsCoughDifficulty breathing or shortness of breathFatigueMuscle or body achesNew loss of taste or smellSore throatCongestion or runny noseNausea or vomitingDiarrhea According to the CDC, emergency warning signs for COVID-19 include:Difficulty breathing or shortness of breathPersistent pain or pressure in the chestNew confusionInability to wake or stay awakeBluish lips or face PROTECTING YOURSELFThe best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus, officials said.Here are ways to protect yourself:Frequent hand-washing with soap and water (or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol) for at least 20 secondsAvoid close contact through social distancing (at least 6 feet from someone)Stay homePREVENTING THE SPREADThere are steps that can be taken to avoid spreading coronavirus:Covering coughs and sneezes and then washing hands afterwardStay home and avoid public places when sickAvoid being within 6 feet of a person when sickDisinfect frequently touched surfacesAvoid sharing drinks, smoking/vaping devices or other utensils or objects that may transmit saliva Wear cloth face coverings when near other people in public CURRENT TESTING PROCEDURES>> More information about testing << Testing is available for active COVID-19 infections and for antibodies, which would indicate evidence of past infection.All Granite Staters, whether they have symptoms or not, are allowed to get tested and are being encouraged to do so. Visit this link to learn more.The FDA has also approved a test for COVID-19 that you can take at home. The test kits are available for purchase on Amazon with a turnaround time for results of 24 to 72 hours after the sample is shipped and received. QUARANTININGThe quarantine period is now 10 days, down from 14 days as was previously required by the CDC and state health officials. Here's what you need to know about each situation that might lead to being asked to quarantine or isolate.UNEMPLOYMENTTens of thousands of Granite Staters have filed for unemployment, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid out. How to apply: Visit https://www.nhes.nh.gov/ -- Claims can be filed 24/7File an initial claim: https://www.unemploymentbenefits.nh.gov/file-my-initial-claimFile a weekly continued claim: https://www.unemploymentbenefits.nh.gov/file-my-weekly-continued-claimCheck existing claim status: https://www.unemploymentbenefits.nh.gov/check-my-existing-claim-statusOr call 603-271-7700 -- Hotline open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and SundayThe state has launched a website to answer unemployment-related questions. Visit https://www.unemploymentbenefits.nh.gov/.RECENT COVERAGE** See the latest headlines at this link. **You are also encouraged to subscribe to the daily coronavirus newsletter to get the latest updates in your inbox.NATIONAL UPDATESThe U.S. will cross a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. The figure compiled by Johns Hopkins University surpasses the number of people who died in 2019 of chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s, flu and pneumonia combined.COVID-19 trends may be encouraging in recent weeks -- but a new forecast offered a grim reminder the U.S. is not in the clear.Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it's "possible" Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against COVID-19, even as the US may reach "a significant degree of normality" by the end of this year.Health experts have said that data so far has shown that COVID-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines may also prevent infections.

Get the latest information below about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on New Hampshire. This page is updated daily.

^^ In the video player above, see the most recent COVID-19 briefing (from Feb. 25, 2021) ^^

New Hampshire data:

  • Number of people diagnosed with COVID-19: 75,424
  • Most-recent daily PCR test positivity rate (data released 2/28): 2.2%
  • Number of deaths attributed to COVID-19: 1,170
  • Number of active cases: 2,532
  • Number of patients who have recovered: 71,722
  • Number of current hospitalizations: 87
  • Number of cases with B.1.1.7 variant (UK): 1
  • Number of total PCR tests for COVID-19: 629,689
  • Number of total antibody tests: 37,687
  • Number of MIS-C cases: 1

** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data **

Can’t see the map and graphs above? Visit this link and scroll down.

VACCINE INFORMATION

The state encourages people to visit https://www.vaccines.nh.gov/ for more information. Here is how to sign up to receive the shots through Phase 1B.

>> FAQ answered by NH DHHS officials

Estimated Distribution Timeline

The following is an estimated vaccine timeline for distribution from the state (updated Jan. 14, 2021):

Phase 1-A: Underway now
(about 110,000 people)

  • High-risk health workers
  • Long-term care residents
  • First responders

Phase 1B: Underway now — learn how to sign up here
(about 300,000 people) — Sign-ups began Jan. 22

  • People 65 years old or older
  • Medically vulnerable at significantly higher risk, including family caregivers for those under 16
  • Staff and residents of IDD facilities
  • Corrections officers and staff
  • Populations that experience health disparities
  • Visit this link to learn how to sign up

Phase 2A: March to May
(about 175,000 people)

  • K-12 teachers, school staff, child care workers

Phase 2B: March to May
(about 200,000 people)

Phase 3A: May and beyond
(about 325,000 people)

  • Medically vulnerable people 50 years of age and younger who are at a moderate risk

Phase 3B: May and beyond
(about 325,000 people)

  • Everyone else who has not yet been vaccinated

Vaccination Sites

There are 11 state-run, fixed sites:

  • Claremont: River Valley Comm. College at 1 College Pl
  • Concord: Steeplegate Mall on Loudon Road
  • Dover: C&J Bus Lines at 23 Indian Brook Road
  • Exeter: Exeter High School at 1 Blue Hawk Dr
  • Hooksett: SNHU at 73 Eastside Dr
  • Keene: Keene State College at 110 Krif Rd
  • Laconia: Lakes Region Comm. College at 379 Belmont Rd
  • Lebanon: 250 N Plainfield Rd in West Lebanon
  • Londonderry: 2 Garden Lane
  • Nashua: Nashua High School South at 36 Riverside Dr
  • Plymouth: PSU lot at 19 Armory Rd

Some hospitals are also providing vaccinations to the general public:

  • Berlin: Androscoggin Valley Hospital
  • Colebrook: Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital
  • Lancaster: Weeks Medical Center
  • Littleton: Littleton Hospital
  • North Conway: Memorial Hospital
  • Whitefield: Weeks Medical Center
  • Wolfeboro: Huggins Hospital

Allocation Summary for Each Vaccine Phase, 1st Doses Only (through Feb. 25, 2021)

  • Phase 1A: 112,915 doses allocated; 112,915 people in group (100% of needed amount)
  • Phase 1B: 112,325 doses allocated; 325,000 people in group (35% of needed amount)
  • State reserve for outbreaks or emergency needs: 1,100 doses allocated; 1,100 people in group (100% of needed amount)

Vaccine Site Summary (through Feb. 25, 2021)

  • Hospitals: 91,165 doses available; 77,265 doses delivered; 79,941 doses administered to patients (34,129 of those were second doses)
  • Long-term care facilities: 66,300 doses available; 51,675 doses delivered; 44,558 doses administered to patients (19,481 of those were second doses)
  • State-managed fixed sites: 166,065 doses available; 153,660 doses delivered; 137,413 doses administered to patients (33,654 of those were second doses)
  • Regional public health network mobile sites: 35,900 doses available; 20,245 doses delivered; 18,184 doses administered to patients (4,266 of those were second doses)
  • Other: 9,960 doses available; 5,400 doses delivered; 4,334 doses administered to patients (415 of those were second doses)

ACTIVE OUTBREAKS AT FACILITIES IN STATE

The following facilities have seen confirmed cases in residents and/or staff in recent days or weeks, according to officials:

  • Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
  • Dover Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Dover
  • Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen
  • Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing in Manchester
  • New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord
  • Riverside Rest Home in Dover
  • St. Vincent Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Berlin
  • Sullivan County Nursing Home

HOW NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPARES TO THE REST OF THE UNITED STATES

Test Positivity Rates By New Hampshire County

Cases Per County in NH and in the US (7-Day Rolling Averages)

Daily U.S. Deaths:



(Are you unable to see the above maps? Visit this link and scroll down)

KEY LOCAL INFORMATION

LOCAL RESOURCES

NATIONAL RESOURCES

TIMELINE: NOTABLE DATES

  • On Jan. 26, vaccinations under Phase 1B began.
  • On Jan. 5, the state released an updated vaccine timeline. Scroll up to see it above or visit this link.
  • On Dec. 15, Elliot Hospital ICU nurse Heidi Kukla became the first person in New Hampshire to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
  • As of Dec. 5, the state has temporarily paused daily monitoring of people who might have been exposed to COVID-19.
  • On Dec. 3, the state updated its guidance for quarantining, reducing the 14-day window for most situations down to 10 days.
  • On Nov. 19, the governor announced a statewide mask mandate, effective Nov. 20. Anyone over the age of 5 in a public space, indoors or outdoors, who cannot physically distance from others not in their own household shall wear a mask, according to the emergency order. This remains in effect.
  • On Nov. 12, state officials said they will no longer conduct contact tracing for every single case and instead will focus on certain populations.
  • On Oct. 2, health officials began adding antigen test results to the totals because the rapid tests are becoming more widely used. That resulted in an apparent spike in positive cases, as positive antigen tests from over the course of the pandemic were added. One additional death and five hospitalizations related to positive antigen tests were also added.
  • On Sept. 24, the governor said that all restaurants can move tables closer than 6 feet as long as there is a protective divider in place between tables.
  • On Aug. 21, the governor announced that all New Hampshire restaurants could open at 100% capacity, though they still must following distancing and mask guidelines.
  • On Aug. 11, the governor announced that masks would be required at all scheduled gatherings of 100 or more people.
  • On June 15, the stay-at-home order expired and was replaced by a safer-at-home advisory. A key difference is that the requirement that all groups must be fewer than 10 people is no longer in place.
  • On May 22, officials announced the state’s first case of MIS-C in a child.
  • On March 23, officials announced the state’s first death of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19.
  • On March 13, the governor first declared a state of emergency, which ensures resources will be ready so the state is able to respond quickly, as needed. This has been renewed and is currently active. It needs to be renewed every three weeks while an emergency is ongoing in order to remain active.

SYMPTOMS

Officials said symptoms might appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure.

Symptoms include:

  • Fever or chills
  • Cough
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhea

According to the CDC, emergency warning signs for COVID-19 include:

  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
  • New confusion
  • Inability to wake or stay awake
  • Bluish lips or face

PROTECTING YOURSELF

The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus, officials said.

Here are ways to protect yourself:

  • Frequent hand-washing with soap and water (or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol) for at least 20 seconds
  • Avoid close contact through social distancing (at least 6 feet from someone)
  • Stay home

PREVENTING THE SPREAD

There are steps that can be taken to avoid spreading coronavirus:

  • Covering coughs and sneezes and then washing hands afterward
  • Stay home and avoid public places when sick
  • Avoid being within 6 feet of a person when sick
  • Disinfect frequently touched surfaces
  • Avoid sharing drinks, smoking/vaping devices or other utensils or objects that may transmit saliva
  • Wear cloth face coverings when near other people in public

CURRENT TESTING PROCEDURES

>> More information about testing <<

Testing is available for active COVID-19 infections and for antibodies, which would indicate evidence of past infection.

All Granite Staters, whether they have symptoms or not, are allowed to get tested and are being encouraged to do so. Visit this link to learn more.

The FDA has also approved a test for COVID-19 that you can take at home. The test kits are available for purchase on Amazon with a turnaround time for results of 24 to 72 hours after the sample is shipped and received.

QUARANTINING

The quarantine period is now 10 days, down from 14 days as was previously required by the CDC and state health officials. Here’s what you need to know about each situation that might lead to being asked to quarantine or isolate.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Tens of thousands of Granite Staters have filed for unemployment, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid out.

How to apply:

The state has launched a website to answer unemployment-related questions. Visit https://www.unemploymentbenefits.nh.gov/.

RECENT COVERAGE

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NATIONAL UPDATES

The U.S. will cross a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. The figure compiled by Johns Hopkins University surpasses the number of people who died in 2019 of chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s, flu and pneumonia combined.

COVID-19 trends may be encouraging in recent weeks — but a new forecast offered a grim reminder the U.S. is not in the clear.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against COVID-19, even as the US may reach “a significant degree of normality” by the end of this year.

Health experts have said that data so far has shown that COVID-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines may also prevent infections.

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