LAMC To Provide Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics For Community By Appointment Beginning Wednesday March 3
By JENNIFER KING
Director of Quality & Patient Safety Officer
LifePoint Health®
Los Alamos Medical Center
In an effort to provide clear, transparent communication with our community, Los Alamos Medical Center would like to clarify the strategic struggles of planning, executing and administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
All of our initial vaccination efforts were placed on vaccinating our healthcare providers and first responders, ensuring they remained healthy enough to continue providing medical care to our community.
Since completing our vaccination efforts toward our frontline Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 314 New Cases, Total Now 183,335 With 9 New Deaths And 135,608 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 314 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 475 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.)
Today’s update includes 9 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 111 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Chaves County
- 2 new cases in Cibola County
- 3 new cases
Chart 346 COVID-19 In New Mexico Feb. 23, 2021
This chart shows the cumulative number of COVID-19 diagnoses per 100 people by state. Source: New York Times. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico Administers Over 500,000 COVID Vaccines
STATE News:
- New Mexico among country’s fastest for vaccine administration
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that the state had administered more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
New Mexico consistently ranks among the three fastest states in the country for vaccine administration, according to the CDC.
“New Mexicans can be proud: thanks to a first-in-the-nation registration system and a dedicated network of health care providers and volunteers across our state, we are vaccinating our population extraordinarily quickly,” DOH Secretary Dr. Tracie Read More
State Budget Passes Committee, Moves To Full Vote
Rep. Patricia Lundstrom
HOUSE DEMOCRAT News:
SANTA FE — The state budget House Bill 2 unanimously passed the House Appropriations and Finance Committee chaired by Rep. Patricia Lundstrom (D-Gallup) Monday with bipartisan support.
The General Appropriations Act of 2021 is a reflection of the legislature’s priorities, making appropriations for economic relief programs and responsibly continuing the state’s investments in education, public safety, health, infrastructure, and long-term economic development. HB 2 appropriates $7.39 billion for Fiscal Year 2022, an increase of 4.6 Read More
LANL Frontiers In Science Talk: COVID Solutions Feb. 24
At Wednesday talk, Nick Hengartner will set the stage for how disease modeling works. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The community is invited to join an online Frontiers In Science Talk at 6 p.m., Feb. 24 with three top Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers exploring COVID solutions.
Click here to register. Email fis@lanl.gov to submit questions.
Nick Hengartner is an applied mathematician at LANL and former leader of the Theoretical Biology and Biophysics group (T-6), one of the few research groups in the world devoted to mathematical biology and infectious disease modeling.
He Read More
New Mexico Long Term Care Facilities Reach Milestone: No New COVID Cases Or COVID-Related Deaths
Katrina Hotrum-Lopez
ALTSD News:
New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department announces that the State of New Mexico’s Long Term Care [LTC] industry reached an important milestone Sunday, Feb. 21, with no new COVID cases or COVID-related deaths.
While experts warn that the virus is still a threat – and that there will likely be more COVID cases and deaths in LTCs – the lack of new cases and deaths is reassuring and confirms that infection control measures, monoclonial antibody treatments, and vaccines are working to protect LTC residents.
“Giving our long term care residents the ability Read More
Chart 345 COVID-19 In New Mexico Feb. 22, 2021
The bars in this chart 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 COVID-19 Update: 237 New Cases, Total Now 183,023 With 11 New Deaths And 134,105 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 237 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 474 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.)
Today’s update includes 11 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 79 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 3 new cases in Chaves County
- 2 new cases
New Mexico House Passes Repeal Of Abortion Ban
Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena
By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM
The New Mexico House of Representatives engaged in hours of emotional testimony Friday over whether women should have the legal right to an abortion before sending a bill to the governor to repeal an obsolete ban on the procedure.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said earlier Friday she would sign Senate Bill 10, ending a decades-old and currently unenforceable law making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion in New Mexico.
The action comes amid concern that a more conservative panel of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn or weaken the Read More
Rep. Christine Chandler Cosponsored Bill HB 268 Adding COVID-19 To Workers’ Comp Act Clears First Committee
Rep. Christine Chandler
NM House Democrats News:
SANTA FE — Essential workers who contract COVID-19 will be able to file claims under the Workers’ Compensation Act, under new legislation advanced Thursday by the House Labor, Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee.
Sponsored by Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque) and Rep. Meredith A. Dixon (D-Albuquerque), House Bill 268 adds a rebuttable presumption to the Act that contraction of the deadly coronavirus by an essential employee is a work-related injury eligible for worker compensation, Read More
Universal Health Care Planning Board Passes Committee
NM House Democrats News:
SANTA FE — Legislation taking the first step toward providing universal health care specific to New Mexico passed the House Health and Human Services Committee Wednesday.
Sponsored by Rep. Deborah Armstrong (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Tara Lujan (D-Santa Fe) and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D – Albuquerque), House Bill 203 creates a Health Security Planning and Design Board, tasked with supplying recommendations for the design of a health security program that would provide guaranteed health care coverage for all New Mexicans.
The plan will address:
- Provider
Chart 344 COVID-19 In New Mexico Feb. 21, 2021
This chart shows the current minimum age requirement for vaccination of older Americans by state. Age eligibility does depend on the county in Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, and Tennessee. Additionally, people over the age of 16 may qualify for a vaccine based on occupation or medical risk factors. Source: New York Times. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben NaimRotary Features Metzger’s General Manager David Jolly
Metzger’s General Manager David Jolly last September in front of the Los Alamos store after receiving the prestigious International Economic Development Council’s 2020 Citizen Leadership Award. Jolly spoke Tuesday to Rotary about his experiences during the pandemic. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
General Manager David Jolly of Metzger’s Do It Best Hardware chuckled as he spoke Tuesday via Zoom to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos.
“Everyone has painted every room, twice,” he remarked as he explained the 80% increase in paint sales Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 320 New Cases, Total Now 182,789 With 14 New Deaths And 132,219 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 320 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports no new cases today so the total remains at 473 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.)
Today’s update includes 14 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 101 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 13 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 3
Santa Fe Indian School To Continue In Distance Learning For Remainder Of Year Due To Unique Health And Safety Issues
SFIS News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Indian School Board of Trustees voted to stay in distance learning for the rest of the semester due to the unique health and safety issues faced by New Mexico Pueblos and other tribes.
The SFIS academic programs for both mid school and high school will continue to offer rigorous and culturally responsive learning opportunities through live, virtual instruction.
SFIS will not participate in sports as long as campus is closed to in-person learning. Athletes (8th-12th) may participate in their home school districts if they make the team. The NMAA has granted an Read More
Chart 343 COVID-19 In New Mexico Feb. 20, 2021
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-NaimNew Mexico COVID-19 Update: 427 New Cases, Total Now 182,475 With 11 New Deaths And 130,775 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 427 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 4 new cases today, bringing the total to 473 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.)
Today’s update includes 11 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 95 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 11 new cases in Chaves County
- 5 new cases in Cibola County
- 21
Human Services Dept. Publishes 2021 Data Book Volume 2
NMHSD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Human Services Department announces the publication of the department’s second Data Book Volume 2.
It is a summary of social, economic, and health statistics of our state. The Data Book presents, in one reference document, a diversity of information and is designed to facilitate comparisons of national, state, and county-level data.
“The 2021 Data Book contains an abundance of information that can be used to drive evidence‐based policy and legislation to positively transform the lives of New Mexicans,” said Cabinet Secretary David R. Scrase, M.D. “Transparency Read More
New Mexico Department Of Health Reiterates Importance Of Wearing Masks Properly
NMDOH News:
Health Department encourages New Mexicans to double-mask where appropriate
SANTA FE—The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reiterated today the importance of wearing a properly-fitting facial covering while in public.
“A mask prevents water droplets from escaping, so it needs to fit snugly around your nose, mouth, and cheeks,” NMDOH Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said. “If your mask doesn’t fit well, use a paper mask underneath your cloth mask.”
Wearing a second, paper mask may provide additional protection from COVID-19 and variants. Adding a fitter to your cloth mask—elastic Read More
