.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Walgreens pharmacy technician Ashley Miranda administers a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Nicole Oglethorpe at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Wednesday. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — About 2,000 people who have registered on the New Mexico Department of Health’s website for a COVID vaccination and who have been given an appointment confirmation are expected to participate in a Friday vaccination event in Rio Rancho, city spokeswoman Annemarie Garcia said. The daylong event at the Rio Rancho Events Center, 3001 Civic Center NE, the only vaccination venue in Rio Rancho, is targeting people who have been waiting to receive their first COVID shot, Garcia said Wednesday.