A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for next Friday in Portsmouth.
First, when everyone was stuck in their homes, many people wanted a new dog or cat because they figured they had the time to train and acclimate the animal, and spend time with them.
Then, about a year later, shelters started seeing an influx of surrendered pets. The reasons varied, according to animal shelter workers.
A total of 5,862 health care workers have contracted COVID-19 in New Hampshire since the pandemic began, 87 have been hospitalized and 10 have died, according to state statistics.
But that hasn’t stopped a vocal group of nurses and others in the medical industry from loudly objecting to vaccination requirements, even at the risk of losing their jobs.
A study of nearly 2,000 American parents published this month in the journal Pediatrics found that 42% were somewhat or very unlikely to vaccinate their children; compared to 46% of parents who were somewhat or very likely to vaccinate. Twelve percent of parents said they were unsure. The FDA is expected to give emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for children ages five and older soon, but many parents are still wary of signing their children up when the vaccine becomes available. That has left healthcare workers scrambling to address the most common concerns from parents.
