New Hampshire is launching the Mobile Vaccine Van to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines, and its first stop is planned in Portsmouth.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it is partnering with ConvenientMD on the initiative. The NH Mobile Vaccine Van is available upon request for groups of all sizes, and will provide free vaccination clinics in communities across the state, according to health officials.

The first clinic for the van will be 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, July 15 at the Roundabout Diner, located at the Portsmouth traffic circle.

All three FDA authorized vaccines will be available (Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson). Translation services will also be available.

The van is scheduled for another clinic Saturday, July 18, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Sunapee Farmers Market.

The van will operate throughout the summer. It is available to organizations, such as businesses, religious organizations, and community groups, as well as community events such as festivals, neighborhood block parties and farmers markets. There is no cost. 

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To request the van, go to vaccines.nh.gov and click on the van icon in the upper right corner.

New Hampshire's vaccination dashboard as of Monday showed 746,945 people (55% of the state's population) is fully vaccinated with 816,472 having received at least one dose.

“We are working with our community partners to identify potential locations to offer the COVID-19 vaccines in every corner of the state,” Tricia Tilley, director of the state DHHS Division of Public Health Services, said in a prepared statement. “We are excited to partner with ConvenientMD to truly make vaccinations as convenient as possible. The mobile vaccine van can go anywhere people live and work, meeting people where they are. No matter where you live, what language you speak, or what hours you work, the Mobile Vaccine Van makes it easy to get a vaccine that protects you, your family, and your community.”