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On NH Today, Sununu Says COVID Will Continue To Be A Major Issue In 2022

As we head into 2022, Governor Sununu says, “I don’t mean to be the Grinch, but we’re going to be in this, this year; and we could be in this next year. Unfortunately, It just means that we have to keep putting resources and flexibility into the system to manage.”

In an interview with WGIR’s Chris Ryan, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu discusses the frustration which people feel because COVID is still here; explains why some governments and organizations were unprepared for the recent surge in COVID cases; calls for ways to reward and preserve our frontline healthcare workers; weighs in on how remote learning should be used; and explains why he has asked the Executive Council to reconsider their vote against funding reproductive health centers.

As we face another Christmas with COVID, Governor Sununu says, “I don’t mean to be the Grinch, but we’re going to be in this, this year; and we could be in this next year. Unfortunately, It just means that we have to keep putting resources and flexibility into the system to manage.”

With more access to home testing and other resources, the Governor is hopeful that people will be able us to live more comfortably with COVID and get on with their lives.

Governor Sununu attributes the shortages of testing supplies and tightening of mandates by the federal government and some state governments to wishful thinking that COVID had gone away when there were many indicators last summer that this winter surge was coming.

“A lot of the people who are not panicking and demanding shutdowns, they are states or organizations that have planned long term. So they’re not shocked or surprised by it, they’re executing on their plan.”

The Governor is hopeful that increased wages and bringing in staffing from out of state to give our frontline workers are rewarded and given some much needed rest.

According to Governor Sununu, remote learning should only be used sparingly in emergency situations and using remote learning as a crutch is detrimental to the social wellbeing of the students.

In the final segment of the interview, Governor Sununu addressed his issues with theExecutive Council rejecting funding to health clinics which provide family planning services.

“Every Republican governor since Mel Thompson has supported these contracts. This program has been going on since the 70s, very successfully providing basic healthcare services for low-income women and children.”


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