Los Alamos COVID Impact:COVID-19 statistics for the week ending Nov. 1 impacting Los Alamos County:
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos County versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Site of the upcoming Moderna Booster Vaccine Clinic Sunday, Nov. 7 in the north parking lot at Central Park Square (entering from 15th Street). A second clinic is schedule for Nov. 14 at the White Rock Senior Center. Courtesy/LARSO
LARSO News:
The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) will host two drive-thru Booster Vaccine Clinics for the Moderna vaccine.
The clinics are for seniors ages 50 and up.
Nambe Drugs is sponsoring the vaccine clinic with help from Los Alamos County Social Services, Los Alamos Fire Department, EMS, senior center staff and many volunteers.
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DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with its law enforcement partners, has removed nearly 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception.
Oct. 23, with close to 5,000 collection sites nationwide, DEA and its more than 4,200 state and local law enforcement
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is welcoming an announcement from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock that the agency has granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children ages 5-11 to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I’m pleased to see the FDA following through on granting authorization to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11,” Heinrich said. “I am also grateful that the Biden administration is working to make Read More
A Halloween display is spotted Thursday at Drs. Heisch, Gartz, & Cannon’s High Mesa Dental Arts at 106 Longview Dr. Suite A in White Rock. For more information, click here. Photo by Joyce Wolfe
NMDDC News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council (NMDDC) has unveiled the Marilyn Martinez State Jobs Program as National Disability Employment Awareness Month comes to a close.
The new state jobs program will partner with state agencies to recruit and train New Mexicans living with developmental disabilities for state government positions.
“Through the Marilyn Martinez State Jobs program, state government will lead the way in creating inclusive, highly effective workplaces in New Mexico that deeply value the many contributions people with developmental disabilities Read More
By PHILIP GURSKY
President
Los Alamos Heart Council
As the Coordinator for the Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic, held on Oct. 23 at the back parking lot of UNMLA, sponsored by the Los Alamos Heart Council and the Los Alamos Medical Center, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who made it possible to have a smooth experience for hundreds of people getting flu shots, whether arriving by vehicle, bicycle or on foot.
LAMC shot coordinators Jacqui Carroll and Joyce Richins, CEO John Whiteside and the wonderful crew of LAMC volunteer nurses and other employees who were efficient and Read More
A paver to honor COVID-19 heroes Drs. Frances and Tom Lovett who own Nambe Drugs and staff. Courtesy/National APhA
The Nambe Drugs Team. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
October is National Pharmacy Month and we hope the community will tell all of our local pharmacies what great work they do each and every day.
Community partners were waiting and hoping to pull a surprise out of their hat for one local pharmacy, but COVID had other plans. The goal was to shine a very bright light on Nambe Drugs.
It started in January of 2021 when the local senior Read More
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the seven-day period ending Oct. 31. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools (