Need a COVID-19 vaccine?
You can schedule your COVID-19 vaccine in your myDH account or by calling 603-653-3731. Most pharmacies also offer the COVID-19 vaccine.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season. The updated vaccine targets currently circulating variants of the COVID-19 virus and replaces the 2023-24 vaccine. As with previous versions, this updated vaccine provides protection against serious illness and hospitalization and lasts for about 6 months, which is similar to the flu vaccine.
The new vaccine also:
- Reduces your risk of developing long COVID symptoms by about 35%
- Shortens your time with active illness if you do have a breakthrough infection
- Provides additional protection against new, circulating variants that weren't present last season
COVID-19 vaccines are the best way to protect you and your loved ones from the virus. We encourage higher-risk individuals to get the vaccine as soon as possible. This includes people over 65 years old and those with chronic health conditions, organ transplants, or cancer. If you are moderately or severely immunocompromised, you may benefit from additional doses of the vaccine.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) website:
Vaccine effectiveness
The CDC has performed many studies to measure how effective the COVID-19 vaccine is for protecting people from infection and severe illness. Learn more about how the CDC monitors vaccine effectiveness.
Vaccine safety
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at preventing serious illness from COVID-19. Read about COVID-19 vaccine safety on the CDC’s website.
Special populations
The CDC recommends that everyone aged 6 months and older stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.
The CDC provides recommendations for special groups of people, including:
- People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised
- People who are planning to get pregnant
- People who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Cancer Center and immunocompromised patients
We strongly encourage patients with cancer or who have a weakened immune system to reduce their risk of exposure to the virus, get vaccinated, and urge those they come into contact with to get vaccinated too. Review vaccine information for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
We encourage you to review the following websites for additional information about COVID-19 vaccines:
Federal and state websites
- CDC: COVID-19 Vaccines
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA): COVID-19 Vaccines for 2024-2025
- New Hampshire: COVID-19 Vaccine
- Vermont Department of Health: COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccine fact sheets
- Moderna vaccine fact sheet and information for recipients and health care professionals
- Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine fact sheet and information for recipients and health care professionals
Upload your vaccine card to myDH
You can upload your COVID-19 vaccination card easily to myDH. By uploading your vaccination card, you'll always have access to your vaccination status. Learn how to upload your COVID-19 vaccine card to myDH.