Coronavirus Coverage - Vaccines

We talk about the new, more contagious variant of COVID-19, and what that means for both personal and public health, and we learn more about how the vaccine protects you and others, and have to behave safely before and after vaccination. 

Air date: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. 

State health officials say they are confident that a website created to process COVID-19 vaccine appointment requests will be able to handle the anticipated volume.

 Escrito por Jordyn Haime, Traducido por Daniela Vidal Allee 

Funcionarios de salud anunciaron el jueves pasado, 14 de enero, que los residentes de New Hampshire que tengan 65 años o más se podrán vacunar en la siguiente fase del estado. Esto es una decisión tomada para alinearse con las recomendaciones federales. 

State health officials announced Thursday that New Hampshire residents ages 65 and over will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine during the state's next phase, 1b, aligning with federal recommendations.

New Hampshire ski patrollers are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations alongside front line health care workers.

The state’s original vaccine plan didn’t prioritize the 500-plus paid and volunteer patrollers who work at New Hampshire ski areas. The most conspicuous notice of the change in policy appears on the website of the New Hampshire Region Ski Patrol, which announced the change last week.

New Hampshire health providers say they're going to need more federal and state help when it comes to vaccinating the general public.

Board members at a Rye nursing home "cut in line" for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to New Hampshire health officials. 

Some frontline health care workers who have gotten their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine say they're not able to register for their second shot, as the state works to move to a new registration system in preparation for future phases.

Students, teachers and school staff in New Hampshire now have prioritized access to COVID-19 testing. The state says close to two dozen hospitals and outpatient practices across the state will give priority appointments within 24 hours to members of school communities who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.

Earlier this week, New Hampshire health officials announced more details about the next stage of the state's vaccine plan, which they say will begin in mid- or late-January. But many are awaiting further information that they hope will clarify the available guidance.

 Escrito por Todd Bookman, traducido por Daniela Allee 

En los diez meses de la pandemia, más de 800 personas han fallecido por COVID-19, y el pasado martes 5 de enero,  funcionarios de salud detallaron el plan estatal que indica quién será vacunado contra el COVID y cuando.  

El horario para distribuir las vacunas puede cambiar, dependiendo en que tan rápido el gobierno federal puede repartir las dosis a los estados y que tan rápido los estados puedan vacunar a sus residentes. 

Ten months into a pandemic that has claimed nearly 800 lives in New Hampshire, state public health officials on Tuesday released more details on who will get vaccinated for COVID-19, and when.

The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in New Hampshire in mid-December, with the Moderna vaccine arriving soon after - marking a turning point, but not the end, of the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctors say they’re beginning to feel excitement, and a bit of relief.

As New Hampshire’s most vulnerable groups continue to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health officials are working on plans for future steps in the state's vaccination plan.

New Hampshire will begin vaccinating first responders against COVID-19 at 13 sites across the state on Tuesday. 

First responders are part of the state's first phase of vaccine distribution. Health care workers and people associated with long-term care facilities have already begun receiving their shots.

COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at New Hampshire's long-term care facilities and are beginning to roll out, after some concern about minimal communication and scheduling issues.

Long-term care facilities are getting their vaccines through a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens. Nursing homes in New Hampshire have been particularly hard hit, with 79 percent of the state's deaths occurring at long term care facilities, the highest rate in the country.

Escrito por Jordyn Haime ; Traducción por María  Aguirre 

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Las primeras dosis de la vacuna Pfizer/BioNTech para el COVID-19 llegaron a New Hampshire a mediados de diciembre, y la vacuna de Moderna llegó un poco después. Esto es un gran punto de inflexión pero no el final de la pandemia. Los doctores dicen que están empezando a emocionarse y a sentir un poco de alivio. 

U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster says she's received a COVID-19 vaccination. Her receipt of the first of two shots comes as Congress's attending physician is urging lawmakers to get vaccinated.

The physician who serves Congress was blunt in advising lawmakers to get shots as soon as possible.