April 21, 2021

The Tuesday, April 20th meeting summary of the NH COVID-19 Vaccine Alliance:

• Recap of the key takeaways from the week of April 13;
• Discussion with NH Division of Public Health staff Beth Daly, Alok Patra and TW Hull on the new NH Immunization Information System (NH-IIS) that relaunched on April 15, including release of the HL7 messaging code this week and anticipated changes to the reporting requirements.
• Statement release of and sign-on opportunity for “Objective Goals in NH for Continued COVID-19 Mask Wearing”.

Video (YouTube) of 4-20-21 NH COVID-19 Vaccine Alliance Meeting

Slide Deck of 4-20-21 NH COVID-19 Vaccine Alliance Meeting (PDF)

April 20, 2021

The New Hampshire medical community urges individuals, communities, schools and businesses to continue to follow Centers for Disease Control and NH Division of Public Health Services guidelines that highlight the efficacy of wearing masks in slowing the community transmission of COVID-19 in New Hampshire, in conjunction with other prevention measures, until:

1)  COVID-19 vaccination levels reach a community-wide immunity of at least 70%; and

2)  Community spread of COVID-19 continues at a "minimal" community transmission level as displayed by county on the NH COVID-19 data dashboards – less than 50 new infections per 100,000 population over prior 14 days, along with 7-Day PCR test positivity levels below 5%. NH DPHS Level of Community COVID-19 Transmission Definition

April 14, 2021

The Tuesday, April 6th meeting summary of the NH COVID-19 Vaccine Alliance:

• Recap of the key takeaways from the week of April 6;
• Reminder on relaunch of and required training for NH-IIS beginning Thursday, April 15;
• Discussion with DHHS CMO Dr. Jonathan Ballard on transitioning from the predominantly state-run to a private open and closed pod COVID-19 vaccine allocation process utilizing physician and urgent care practices, hospitals, pharmacies, community health centers, business health clinics and other healthcare settings having signed a COVID-19 vaccination state provider agreement.

April 7, 2021

The Tuesday, April 6th meeting summary of the NH COVID-19 Vaccine Alliance:

• Recap of the key takeaways from the week of March 31;
• Reminder on relaunch of and required training for NH-IIS beginning April 15;
• Showcase of the Fidelity Investments Clinic (Merrimack, NH, campus) vaccine clinic with the Greater Nashua Regional Public Health Network; and
• Update on transitioning from state-run to private healthcare COVID-19 vaccine allocation process in NH with both open and closed pods.

March 30, 2021

The March 30th meeting of the NH COVID-19 Vaccine Alliance: recap of the key takeaways from the week of March 22, showcased the Fidelity Investments Clinic (Merrimack, NH Campus) vaccine clinic with the Nashua Regional Public Health Network; reminder on transfer to NH-IIS beginning April 1; and a panel discussion on legal issues surrounding the requiring or incentivizing COVID-19 vaccines with attorneys Ken Bartholomew, Robert Best and Lucy Hodder.

March 16, 2021

Brief Summary: The March 16th meeting of the NH COVID-19 Alliance recapped the key takeaways of March 9th meeting and presented an overview of on the new NH Immunization Information System (NHIIS) and how to become trained to utilize the NHIIS.

NH primary care physicians may now request BinaxNOW COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test supplies without costs from the NH Department of Health and Human Services at the BinaxNow COVID-19 Test Kit Supply Request site.

G. Kenton Allen, MD, MBA, was inaugurated as the 189th president of the New Hampshire Medical Society during its 2020 Annual Scientific Conference held virtually this past weekend.