InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/tag/chris-sununu/page/18/)
CONCORD – Facing some of the worst statistics during the pandemic with hospitalizations straining capacity and federal emergency resources being drawn here, Gov. Chris Sununu announced measures Wednesday to counter COVID-19 to bring numbers down including more in-home tests and new fixed vaccination sites.
Three reproductive clinics that provide 80 percent of the state’s contraceptive services for more than 10,000 women, many of modest means, had their two-year contracts rejected by the state’s Executive Council along partisan lines Wednesday.
There are currently 437 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 187,340 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Answering the question on many minds, whether it is safe to gather for the holidays with families and friends during this surge, Biden answered, “Yes you can if you and those you celebrate with area vaccinated. Particularly if you have gotten your booster shot.”
On the day the state announced for the first time that a New Hampshire child too young to be vaccinated died in September from COVID-19, the state Department of Health and Human Services and Gov. Chris Sununu’s spokesman didn’t respond to most questions from InDepthNH.org.
The State Police vehicle was being operated by an on duty State Police Sergeant who was transporting Governor Chris Sununu to the State House.
On September 15, the Executive Council voted 4-1 to defund Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) and abortion providers through December 31, 2021, a six-month contract period. The vote on December 22 is a contract period for the next 18 months, from January 1, 2022 until June 31, 2023.
Students from almost every school district in the state are participating in the new “Education Freedom Account” program with some school districts more impacted than others.
So…how can we make Christmas work? We think we have it figured out, thanks to two new developments that may just lead all of us toward the end of the COVID tunnel in the months ahead.