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Newport to host vaccine clinic

by Staff Report January 31, 2022

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As Omicron recedes, experts warn against a premature shift in strategy

by Mike Dougherty VTDiggerJanuary 30, 2022

Felisters Ngoma, a registered nurse, works in the wing of Gifford Medical Center's inpatient unit that houses the hospital's two negative pressure rooms that are set aside for COVID-19 patients and are where monoclonal antibody treatments are normally given to outpatients with less severe COVID-19 symptoms. With both rooms occupied on Thursday afternoon, staff set up another room, without the benefit of isolated ventilation, to administer the antibodies to a patient. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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With omicron dominant, NH hospitals shift away from monoclonal antibody treatments

by Teddy Rosenbluth Concord MonitorJanuary 29, 2022

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock facilities to allow visitors for COVID-negative patients

by Staff Report January 29, 2022

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Claremont COVID vaccination, testing sites closed due to snowstorm

by Staff Report January 28, 2022

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., on March 6, 2014. (Valley News - Will Parson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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COVID-19: Ongoing outbreak reported among DHMC patients, staff

by Nora Doyle-Burr Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2022

Tunbridge, Vt., Town Clerk Mariah Cilley locks up the town offices following some office work on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Cilley is working from home during the most recent COVID-19 surge and her office is only open by appointment. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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COVID-19: Windsor OKs indoor mask mandate; Vt. Law School requires boosters

by Nora Doyle-Burr Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2022

Amy Girvalo, risk compliance and emergency preparedness manager at Valley Regional Hospital, listens to the remarks of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen during her visit to the Claremont, N.H., hospital, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Shaheen visit to Valley Regional spotlights hospital staffing, capacity crisis

by Nora Doyle-Burr Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2022

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‘A real turning point’: Mobile crisis units offer new tool in mental health treatment

by Annmarie Timmins New Hampshire BulletinJanuary 23, 2022

Andrew Lane, COVID-19 coordinator and director of the Sharon Academy Middle School, right, collects a nasal swab in Sharon, Vt., on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, for a PCR test from a student who had an exposure late last week and was asymptomatic. With the PCR results expected in as little as 36 hours, the student also took a rapid antigen test, which was negative. As the Vermont Agency of Education issued a new test-at-home COVID-19 protocol for public schools last week, independent schools in the state are to continue with test-to-stay. Lane said that because of the small size of his school and his expectation that independent schools will receive the same test-at-home supplies in a matter of weeks, he is comfortable continuing with the current routine. “Once you do something every day, it becomes ritual,” said Lane. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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COVID-19: Cases still surging at Dartmouth, long-term care facilities

by Nora Doyle-Burr Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2022