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New Hampshire's state-run vaccination sites permanently close

All 11 state-managed COVID-19 vaccination sites closed for good at 7 p.m. Thursday

New Hampshire's state-run vaccination sites permanently close

All 11 state-managed COVID-19 vaccination sites closed for good at 7 p.m. Thursday

THE PANDEMIC AND HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE IMPROV. ED AND THE HOPE IS THEY'LL NEVER HAVE TO OPEN AGAIN. THE DOORS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR GOOD. NEW HAMPSHIRE'S 11 FIXED VACCINE SITES... SHUTTING DOWN TONIGHT AFTER THREE MONTHS AND 20- THOUSAND SHOTS ADMINISTERED. <VACCINE SITES CLOSING INTV, 6:17-67 :2 PATRICIA TILLEY / DIRECTOR, DHHS DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WE RECEIVED TREMENDOUS FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNY ITTHAT THEY WERE CARING, THAT IT S WA CONVENIENT AND SO WE FEEL LIKE IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS TO BE ABLE TO STAND THOSE UP.> ABOUT 61 PERCENT OF GRANITE STATERS ARE W NO FULLY VACCINATED AND AS COVID CASES DRPEOPD... THE DEMAND FOR VACCINES HAS TO O. THE STATE SAYS 6-THOUSAND VACCIS NEWERE GIVEN IN JANUARY... MPCOARED TO FEWER THAN ONE THOUSAND THIS MONTH. BUT PEOPLE CAN STILL FIND THEM AT HOSPITALS, PHARMACIES, URGENT CE AR CENTERS AND SOME DOCTOR'S OFFICES. <VACCINE SITES CLOSING TVIN, 6:33-6:40 PATRICIA TILLEY / DIRECTOR, DHHS DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WE'RE CERTAINLY STANDING BY THE READY, WAHITCNG THAT DATA AND WE WILL BE READY TO ACT IF WE SEE THAT THO SE CASES BEGIN TO GO UP AGAIN .> <WHITE HOUSE COVID ZOOM, 15:22-15:29 DR. TOM INGLESBY / SENIOR ADVISOR, WHITE HOUSE COVID RE SPONSE TEAM RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. PEOPLE TEND TO SHUT THINGS DOWN AS THINGS GET BETTER BUT WE HAVE TO BE READY TO MOVE THINGS BACK UP AGAI> N. DR. M TOINGLESBY IS ON THE WHITE HOUSE'S COVID RESPONSE TEA M. HE CAUTIONS... OTH ER COUNTRIES ARE SEEING CASE NUMBERS RISING... BUT SA YS IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHETHER WE COULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMT EN JUST ROLLED OUT A NEW WEBSITE THAT COVERS VACCINES AND OTHER TOPICS... ON COVID DOT GOV. MEANTIME... THE STATE IS ALSO SCALING BACK FOUR OF ITS SEVEN MOBILE VAC
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New Hampshire's state-run vaccination sites permanently close

All 11 state-managed COVID-19 vaccination sites closed for good at 7 p.m. Thursday

Thursday was the final day for Granite Staters to get a COVID-19 vaccine at a state-run vaccination site. All 11 sites permanently closed at 7 p.m. The sites were located in Ashland, Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Keene, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua, Rochester, Salem and Stratham. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said demand for vaccines has significantly declined since the start of the year, so there is no need to keep the state-managed sites operating. They were opened during the winter surge in December and January. Since then, New Hampshire has seen a significant decline in COVID-19 cases.On Tuesday, DHHS reported 1,039 active cases across New Hampshire. That's compared to more than 9,300 active cases reported on Dec. 29. State health officials said 70.7% of eligible Granite Staters have received at least one dose of a vaccine, while 61.3% of eligible Granite Staters are fully vaccinated.Officials said the effort was a success with more than 20,000 vaccines administered since December. Dr. Tom Inglesby, senior adviser for the White House COVID response team, said that case numbers in the U.S. are much better, but other countries are seeing cases tick back up."We're in a much better place, as the president said," Inglesby said. "We're moving much closer towards our normal routines and lives, but we have to be ready for what comes and sustain the progress that we've made."New Hampshire health officials said they will be able to offer more vaccination options again if the situation warrants."We're certainly standing by the ready, watching that data, and we will be ready to act if we see that those cases begin to go up again," said Patricia Tilley, director of the state Division of Public Health Services.Four of the state's seven mobile vaccination teams stop operating after Thursday. You can still request a mobile vaccination clinic or see where the teams will be over the next week by heading to vaccines.nh.gov.You will still be able to get a vaccine at your local hospital, pharmacy or urgent care center. You can find places offering the shots by heading to the new federal website COVID.gov. The website provides data on vaccines, tests, treatments and masks. It is available in English, Spanish and simplified Chinese.** Town-by-town: COVID-19 case data | Vaccination data **--

Thursday was the final day for Granite Staters to get a COVID-19 vaccine at a state-run vaccination site.

All 11 sites permanently closed at 7 p.m. The sites were located in Ashland, Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Keene, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua, Rochester, Salem and Stratham.

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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said demand for vaccines has significantly declined since the start of the year, so there is no need to keep the state-managed sites operating. They were opened during the winter surge in December and January. Since then, New Hampshire has seen a significant decline in COVID-19 cases.

On Tuesday, DHHS reported 1,039 active cases across New Hampshire. That's compared to more than 9,300 active cases reported on Dec. 29. State health officials said 70.7% of eligible Granite Staters have received at least one dose of a vaccine, while 61.3% of eligible Granite Staters are fully vaccinated.

Officials said the effort was a success with more than 20,000 vaccines administered since December.

Dr. Tom Inglesby, senior adviser for the White House COVID response team, said that case numbers in the U.S. are much better, but other countries are seeing cases tick back up.

"We're in a much better place, as the president said," Inglesby said. "We're moving much closer towards our normal routines and lives, but we have to be ready for what comes and sustain the progress that we've made."

New Hampshire health officials said they will be able to offer more vaccination options again if the situation warrants.

"We're certainly standing by the ready, watching that data, and we will be ready to act if we see that those cases begin to go up again," said Patricia Tilley, director of the state Division of Public Health Services.

Four of the state's seven mobile vaccination teams stop operating after Thursday. You can still request a mobile vaccination clinic or see where the teams will be over the next week by heading to vaccines.nh.gov.

You will still be able to get a vaccine at your local hospital, pharmacy or urgent care center. You can find places offering the shots by heading to the new federal website COVID.gov. The website provides data on vaccines, tests, treatments and masks. It is available in English, Spanish and simplified Chinese.

** Town-by-town: COVID-19 case data | Vaccination data **

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