Staff Dunk Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside - 8:49 am
Los Alamos Medical Center staff and caregivers gather around CEO John Whiteside as he prepares to get dunked Wednesday as part of the employee appreciation celebration held on the grounds of the medical center. LAMC personnel have worked tirelessly during the COVID-19 global pandemic and this event honored them for their selfless efforts. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
LAMC CEO John Whiteside flashes a brave smile ahead of his first dunking by staff as part of the employee appreciation celebration Wednesday on the grounds of LAMC.
Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Younger: Why It’s Taking So Long For Los Alamos Residents To Get Vaccinated
Los Alamos
Los Alamos County residents receive only about two-thirds of the vaccine doses allocated to the County. County officials project that there will be zero new vaccination clinics in Los Alamos during the first half of February. (With a few exceptions, the only doses given will be booster shots for previously vaccinated individuals.)
According to the State’s Vaccine Dashboard, Los Alamos ranks third from last in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine per capita among New Mexico’s thirty-three counties. As of this date, only about 6% of the residents of Los Alamos have been vaccinated, far below Taos (28%), Santa Fe (24%), and Bernalillo (18%). At the present rate, it will be years before all of the residents of the county are vaccinated against this deadly disease.
Los Alamos County Emergency Manager Updates Council On COVID Vaccination Status
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The COVID-19 situation in Los Alamos is beginning to improve and County Emergency Manager Beverley Simpson reported during the Jan. 26 regular council meeting on efforts underway to administer vaccines to the local community.
Regarding vaccinations already administered, Simpson said Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provided 407 vaccines to staff to date and expected to provide an additional 100 vaccines last week. Additionally, she reported that the number of onsite workers at LANL was at 35 percent.
Los Alamos Medical Center has inoculated 420 individuals and expected to vaccinate 60 more last week. Simpson said the vaccine supply of vaccinations to the hospital had been delayed but was expected to arrive Jan. 27.