CONWAY — As state and local sites gear up to start vaccinating people age 65 and over for COVID-19 this week, people are reporting a variety of experiences in registering to get the shot, from relatively easy to frustratingly difficult.
Meanwhile, some are asking why the vaccinations are being given only twice a week. The North Conway site, at the former Mt. Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center on Main Street in North Conway Village, has appointment dates set up for Thursdays and Fridays, beginning this week. However, mid-March was the soonest those who tried to sign up Saturday could get an appointment.
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