Credit Nash Jones / KUNM Santa Fe The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday announced that one-third of New Mexicans 16 years and older are now fully vaccinated. This follows yesterday’s announcement that more than 50% of New Mexicans 16 years and older have received at least a first shot.
“These milestones matter,” said DOH Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins. “They show very clearly that our vaccination efforts are working, and that we’re moving faster than any state in the country toward herd immunity.”
DOH encourages New Mexicans to register at vaccineNM.org.
New Mexicans 60 years and older can schedule their own COVID-19 vaccine appointments. To do so, users log in to vaccineNM.org using their confirmation code and date of birth, choose their location, and then select from available appointments in their area. Event codes for New Mexicans 60+ are no longer required, though they are required for younger populations.
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning April 7, with 20 New Mexico counties at the Turquoise Level and three at the Green Level, at which there are fewer restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities amid decreased virus risk. The majority of the state’s counties are now at or approaching the least restrictive levels.
Ten counties are at the Yellow Level as of March 24. None are at the Red Level, signifying the highest risk.
Twelve counties advanced to a less restrictive level since the most recent biweekly map update:
Credit Nash Jones / KUNM SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday announced that vaccineNM.org registrants who are 60 years and older can now schedule their own COVID-19 vaccine appointments. To do so, users simply log in to vaccineNM.org using their confirmation code and date of birth, choose their location, and then select from available appointments in their area. Event codes for New Mexicans 60+ are no longer required, though they are required for younger populations.
“We are pleased to offer increased scheduling flexibility for our seniors,” said DOH Cabinet Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins. “And in the coming weeks, we intend to offer self-scheduling for all New Mexicans 16 years and older.”
New Mexico announces vaccine self-scheduling for people 60 and older
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New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday announced that www.vaccineNM.org registrants who are 60 years and older may now schedule their own COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
To do so, log in to www.vaccineNM.org using a confirmation code and date of birth, choose a location and then select from available appointments in that area. Event codes for New Mexicans 60 years and older are no longer required, though they are required for younger populations.
Good news: Hospitalizations, deaths keep spiraling downward
The news doesn’t get any better than this: New Mexico recorded zero COVID-related deaths on March 21, the first time the state has done that since October.
And, according to four medical experts representing as many hospital groups in the state, the numbers keep getting better with the month of March recording 18 or fewer COVID-related deaths through its first 25 days, and 15 single-digit fatality days in that stretch.
There are also far fewer people hospitalized with COVID symptoms fewer than 200 every day of the month after an average of more than 328 a day in February, 650 per day in January, and 749-947 in December.