Secretary of Health participates in White House webinar on COVID-19 vaccine communication
Highlights New Mexico’s partnerships with community- and faith-based organization.
Santa Fe New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins spoke this afternoon at a White House webinar on collaboration between New Mexico state agencies and community- and faith-based organizations for effective COVID-19 vaccine communication.
The event, titled “All In: Partnering with Community and Faith Organizations in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts” - included commentary from the following participants.
Dr. Tracie Collins – Secretary, New Mexico Department of Health
Dr. Nirav Shah – Director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention & President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Jane Carlson and Leslie Renken
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GALESBURG Illinois college students are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after dozens of county health departments outside of Chicago and Cook County recently broadened eligibility to all residents over 16.
Some Illinois colleges and universities already are offering shots on campus, while some students are scouring local pharmacies and county-run sites for appointments.
But the big question will area schools require the vaccine? remains unsettled for most institutions.
Western Illinois University is offering vaccine clinics for students.
At this point, student participation is voluntary, according to university spokesperson Darcie Shinberger.
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