COVID-19 INFORMATION

Rockingham County NH is at 'low level' CDC Community Risk for COVID-19 map (June 14, 2022 -- updated weekly)

On February 25, 2022, CDC created an online tool for assessing community risk -- COVID-19 Community Levels -- to help communities and residents decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 based on the COVID-19 Community Level in your area.

Go to maps of locations offering vaccinations for children 6 mo-4 yrs and 5-11 years old.

FDA/CDC have authorized the following vaccination series:

PFIZER VACCINE
Age 6 mo -4 years    3 dose series
Age 5+        2 dose series plus booster
Age 5+        Immunocompromised can receive 2nd booster
Age 50+        2 dose series plus booster plus 2nd booster

MODERNA VACCINE
Age 6 mo – 17 years    2 dose series
Age 18+        2 dose series plus booster
Age 50+        2 dose series plus booster plus 2nd booster

J&J VACCINE
On May 5, 2022, the FDA limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. The shot should only be given to adults who cannot receive a different vaccine or specifically request the J&J.

Those who are severely immunocompromised or have other concerns related to age or medical condition have slightly different vaccination recommendations. Check with your healthcare provider.

To learn more and find vaccination sites go to Vaccines.gov

For some Mask Basics -- effective types, tips on wearing, masks for kids, etc. -- click here.

Free N95 masks are still available at:

• CVS, 674 Islington St. at checkout, not pharmacy

Homebound individuals and/or their care providers, can receive masks by calling Toni McClellan in the Portsmouth Health Department at 603.610.4187.

Regional COVID-19 Bulletin Board (June 22, 2022)

COVID-19 VACCINATIONS are available through hospitals and local pharmacy same-day sites, to find the closest one, click here.

For CDC information about the COVID-19 vaccine, including "Key Things to Know," click here.

For CDC information about booster vaccinations, approved for all three vaccines, and who is eligible, click here.

The CDC updated their guidance on isolation, quarantine and testing on December 27, 2021 -- and NH DHHS agrees -- with the following recommendations:

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Information from Governor Sununu:

• Universal Best Practices (as of May 7, 2021).

Information from the NH Department of Health and Human Services:

• Guidance for Vaccinated People and Masking, click here.
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID vaccination, click here.
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19, click here.
• Where to get tested, click here.
• Walk-in vaccination locations, click here.
• How to quarantine, click here.
• NH DHHS Interactive Dashboard, click here.
• Employer Travel, Screening and Quarantine (updated May 7, 2021), click here.

For rent and mortgage relief assistance: the New Hampshire Housing Relief Program, an initiative designed to keep people from losing their housing and to secure or maintain permanent housing in partnership with the Community Action Partnership for NH (CAPNH) is now accepting applications. To contact CAPNH, call 2-1-1 from any NH phone or click here.  

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH

• Health Department information on COVID-19, click here.
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Masks, click here. Updated April 20, 2022
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Testing, click here. Updated March 31, 2022
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Daily Life During the Pandemic, click here. Updated April 21, 2022
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Ventilation, click here. Updated July 9, 2021
  • Frequently Asked Questions on Vaccination, click here. Updated June 20, 2022
    • List of Walk-In Vaccination Sites, click here. 
    • Backgrounder on the Development of the COVID-19 Vaccines, click here. October 8, 2021
  • Frequently Asked Questions "After COVID-19, now what?," click here. 
  • Frequently Asked Questions "I've been vaccinated, now what?" click here. Updated November 3, 2021
  • Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Treatments for those recently diagnosed, click here. Updated March 21, 2022
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Kids and COVID, click here. Updated June 20, 2022
• City Newsletter, click here.
• Sign up for City Newsletter, click here.

• Economic Development Department resources for business, click here
• Assistance Resources, click here.
• Blue Ribbon Committees to Reopen Portsmouth 2021 & On Health, click here.
• Blue Ribbon Committee on Arts and Nonprofits, click here.

City Hall services are best managed by appointment or online. Masks are requested inside all City buildings. 
Online and by-phone services include:

• Paying bills: Use the City's online services to pay water bills, taxes, fees, fines; secure permits, etc.  Payments can be mailed or dropped in the drop-box in the City Hall parking lot. OR Call (844) 850-9185 to pay your water/sewer or property tax bills using Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Account number required. ($1.50 IVR fee, plus any credit card fees if paying by credit card.)
• For licenses, birth and death certificates and other vital records, click here. Call or email the City Clerk at 603-610-7245 or cityclerk@cityofportsmouth.com
• City residents can renew their registrations online here. For new registrations, call 603-610-7244 or email taxdept@cityofportsmouth.com NH DMV services are by-appointment only.
• Portsmouth Fire Department is processing burn permits online. 
• Planning Department: For information about land use applications and submission deadlines click here. 
• City board, commission and committee meetings are conducted in person and via Zoom. Check the City calendar for details.
• Portsmouth Public Library: For details on all of the services offered by the Library and how to access them, click here.