New Mexico Department Of Health Provides Guidance On Requesting COVID-19 Vaccine Replacement Cards
NMDOH News:
Due to the increase in requests for replacement vaccine cards, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has provided the following guidance:
If an individual has a damaged or lost vaccine card, they can access their vaccine records at www.vaxviewnm.org and download an official copy of the record for use. This record also will include any additional vaccines received recently.
Some individuals who received their COVID-19 vaccine early on (December 2020 or January 2021) may not see their vaccine on Vax View. In this case, individuals should call the NMDOH COVID-19 Hotline at Read More
NMDOH Provides Options For COVID Surveillance Testing
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reminds New Mexicans of options to get tested for COVID-19.
The guidance is intended to support New Mexicans as case counts rise across the state – and as vaccinate-or-test requirements are implemented for state employees, teachers, and workers in congregate settings.
For New Mexicans who are able to do so, the Department encourages the use of Vault at-home tests for surveillance testing. New Mexicans can order tests to be delivered to their home at no cost. To be able to use the Vault tests, a person needs access to the internet, Read More
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training In-Person And Virtual
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LARSO Launches Brand New Website
LARSO News:
The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO), which operates both senior centers, announced today that after being down for several months it has launched a new website at www.LARSO.org.
“It’s a living document,” Executive Director Bernadette Lauritzen said. “The new format should certainly allow for updated information to be added more often and for news to get out fast.”
The centers just re-added their drive thru lunch option, as numbers for in-person dining remain painfully low. All lunches are served 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and those making reservations must indicate Read More
Triad To Require Entire Workforce At LANL And All Contractors To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Triad National Security, LLC, the entity that operates Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), will soon require COVID-19 vaccinations for its entire workforce.
Under the requirement, full vaccination will be mandatory for all regular employees and on-site contractors and on-site subcontractors. This requirement will apply to all employees working on-site, those teleworking, and all new hires.
LANL Director Thom Mason announced the requirement Monday afternoon in a memo to the Laboratory’s workforce. The announcement coincides Read More
NNMC President Richard Bailey Issues COVID-19 Health And Safety Update … Proliferation Of New Variants Prompts Stricter Measures On Campus
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — The proliferation of variants and the re-emergence of increased case numbers has prompted Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) to implement more aggressive measures to combat the spread of COVID-19.
“Since March 2020, Northern New Mexico College has served as a role model for the thoughtful and thorough way we have endured the pandemic. Because of the teamwork and steadfast resolve of our campus community, we are proud of the fact that not a single positive COVID case has originated from either campus,” NNMC President Rick Bailey said. “NNMC is committed to the health Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update Aug. 21-23: 2,201 New Cases, Totaling 225,994 With 9 New Deaths And 200,060 Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced 2,201 additional COVID-19 cases between Saturday Aug. 21 and Monday Aug. 23.
Los Alamos County reports 9 new cases bringing the total to 605 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
This update includes 9 new deaths in New Mexico Friday related to COVID-19.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 501 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Catron County
- 164 new
Hoffman: How You Can Tell Vaccines Are Working
By NELS HOFFMAN
Los Alamos
Maybe you heard the news recently that 19 percent of New Mexico’s new COVID-19 cases are happening to vaccinated people. And maybe, like me, your first impulse was to say, “What the heck? That sounds bad! I thought the vaccine was supposed to protect us!”
If that’s the case, let me ask you to think through the numbers a bit further, and you’ll realize that the evidence shows that vaccines really are protecting us. But you need a bit more information to see that.
As is so often the case with statistics, you need more than one number to understand what it all means. In this case, Read More
Curative COVID ‘Walkup’ Testing In Los Alamos Today
COUNTY News:
Curative COVID-19 Testing is available today as a “walk-up testing clinic” in Los Alamos in the parking lot of Mari Mac Village Shopping Center at 759 Central Ave.
Testing also is available at the Los Alamos Public Health Office. The test at either location is FREE.
Los Alamos Curative Nasal (Not Oral) Swab Testing In Los Alamos Townsite:
- Curative has set up a mobile van testing site in the parking lot of Mari Mac Village Shopping Center, 759 Central Ave.
- Register first: Visit the Curative website at https://curative.com to schedule a date and time.
- Dates & Times: Every Tuesday
Chart 495: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Aug. 23
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos by age group during the past seven days. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimChart 494: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Aug. 22
This map displays the average number of daily diagnoses per 100,000 people by state. Source: New York Times. Map credit: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-NaimChart 493: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Aug. 21
This map displays the average number of daily diagnoses per 100,000 people by county. Source: New York Times. Map credit: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico COVID-19 Update Aug. 20: 871 New Cases, Totaling 223,796 With 9 New Deaths And 199,401 Recovered
- 169 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 69 new cases in Chaves County
- 9 new cases in Cibola
Chart 492: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Aug. 20
The bars in this semi-logarithmic plot show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in New Mexico versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico Medical Society, Nurse Practitioner Council And NMNA Applaud Vaccine Mandates For Health Care Workers
NMMS News:
Over the last 17 months in New Mexico, health care workers have made incredible sacrifices to ensure that the health care needs of New Mexicans have been met.
The State of New Mexico, its people, and its health care organizations will forever be indebted to the health care workers who have put their lives on the line to save others.
To stop the spread of COVID-19, health care organizations must lead by example and ensure that all health care workers in New Mexico accept the COVID-19 vaccine.
The New Mexico Medical Society, New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council, and the New Mexico Nurses Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update Aug. 19: 968 New Cases, Totaling 222,92 With 4 New Deaths And 199,170 Recovered
STATE News:- 199 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Catron County
- 104 new cases in Chaves County
- 8 new cases in Cibola County
Chart 491: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Aug. 19
The bars in this chart show the number of active COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Mexico versus date. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimCurative COVID-19 Testing Returns To Los Alamos Tuesday
COUNTY News:
Curative COVID-19 Testing is returning Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 to Los Alamos in the parking lot of the Mari Mac Village Shopping Center at 759 Central Avenue.
Testing also is available at the Los Alamos Public Health Office across from the high school. The test at either location is FREE. See details below:
LOS ALAMOS CURATIVE ORAL SWAB TESTING IN LOS ALAMOS TOWNSITE
(NOTE: Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, Curative will set up a mobile van testing site in the parking lot of the Mari Mac Village Shopping Center, 759 Central Ave.)
Register first: Visit the Curative website at https://curative.com Read More
An Open Book: Needles And Flags
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
If you haven’t visited the Roundhouse during the legislative session, I very much encourage you to do so next year presuming that this COVID craziness is behind us.
Bees working in a beehive is an apt analogy, people running around from committee room to committee room, alternating with long periods of just buzzing in the hallways.
However, if you are not a legislator or a lobbyist or other interested parties, just peeking into the House or Senate galleries is often interesting, and if the political droning gets to you, there is always the incredible art displayed Read More
NMDOH: 75 Percent Of New Mexicans 18+ Have Received At Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announced Wednesday that 75 percent of New Mexicans 18 years and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
“This is an important milestone – three-quarters of New Mexico adults have now received at least one dose of vaccine, and nearly two-thirds have completed their vaccination series,” NMDOH Acting Secretary David R. Scrase, MD said.
The Department continued to encourage vaccinations, citing the highly contagious Delta variant, soaring case counts, and increasing pressure on health care systems. Read More
