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2 accused of fraud in applying for $5M in CARES Act loans CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in New Hampshire on multiple fraud charges alleging that they falsely applied for $5 million in federal CARES Act loans for companies and misused some of the proceeds, including one man's purchase of a Rolls Royce. AP NEWS

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One man was based in Northwood, New Hampshire, and the other initially was in the state and later moved to Irvine, California, according to court documents....

NH officials release initial list of places offering COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 New Hampshire children as young as six months old can soon get a COVID-19 vaccine. Here's how. KC Downey WMUR

CONCORD, N.H. —

New Hampshire children as young as six months old can soon get a COVID-19 vaccine.

DHHS officials said close to 10,000 doses of the vaccines have already been delivered and more will be arriving to the state on a weekly basis.

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Less deadly than delta? In some states, omicron caused more deaths The omicron variant, though extremely contagious, was considered less deadly than delta. New research shows that wasn't always the case. NBC News

When the omicron variant first emerged last November, many doctors, researchers and scientists hoped that the new strain — while more transmissible — would cause fewer deaths.