Covid-19

Exeter Hospital began a no-visitor policy the day after Thanksgiving thanks to the early arrival of the COVID-19 "Winter Surge."

15 locations around the state for the Booster Blitz on Dec. 11 to encourage COVID-19 booster shots, including two on the Seacoast in Rochester and Stratham.

The Quidel's QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test were made available as part of a partnership called "Say Yes! COVID Test" via the state's COVID-19 website on Monday afternoon.

Gov. Chris Sununu has also asked for clarification from OSHA about President Joe Biden's vaccination mandate and won an injunction against enforcement of a mandate for facilities receiving Medicaid and Medicare dollars.

One thing Gov. Chris Sununu will not be bringing back is a statewide mask mandate. He said communities and businesses already have the ability to institute their own mask rules.

The new rules are suspended for the moment as a federal court said there are "grave statutory and constitutional issues with the mandate."

"This lawsuit is being filed to protect the state of New Hampshire from the federal government’s attempt to impose illegal mandates," NH Attorney General John M. Formella said.

The state has pre-ordered 15,000 children's doses which will be available to providers once the CDC approves its use.

The vaccines can be "mixed and matched" for the booster shot, according to the CDC.

U.S. health officials just endorsed booster shots of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for some at-risk Americans.

Gov. Chris Sununu was joined by New Hampshire's congressional delegation in criticizing the Executive Council vote.

Attorney General John Formella addressed concerns that the $27 million grant would compromise the state's sovereignty.

He was convinced that he had COVID-19, however, they took 6 tests and they all came up negative.

Gov. Sununu was vaccinated with the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on April 10.

Executive Director Nicole Gregg said that when planning began for an in-person full festival things with COVID-19 were headed in the right direction. Then came the Delta variant and numbers started going up again.

The news comes as York County along with the rest of the counties that make up the Seacoast region — Rockingham, Strafford and Essex — remain at significant risk of COVID-19 community transmission on the CDC's map