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Walk-ins Welcome At Pfizer Booster Vaccine Clinic Sunday

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will hold a vaccine clinic to administer a single Pfizer booster (third dose) for select populations who received the Pfizer vaccine as their primary series (first two doses). 

Note: Walk-ins are welcome and everyone must bring their insurance card. 

The clinic is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 at the Auxiliary Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School.

According to the Sept. 24 recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC/ACIP) on the Read More

Los Alamos County Updates Community On Vaccine And Testing Locations And Resources  

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COUNTY News:

With many local COVID resources changing hours and services to better accommodate the most common requests from the public, Los Alamos County felt it important to update the public with the latest options and locations for COVID testing and vaccines.

COVID-19 TESTING LOCATIONS  

Anyone who needs to be tested for COVID-19, the following resources are available:

Curative Shallow Nasal Swab Testing in Los Alamos

Register first: Visit the Curative website at https://curative.com to schedule a date and time.

Testing Dates & Times: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update Oct. 7: 1,025 New Cases, Totaling 257,9707, 14 New Deaths, 228,486 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — State health officials announced 1,025 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County reported 34 new cases Thursday, bringing the total to 720 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.)

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 212 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 47 new cases in Chaves County
  • 10 new cases in Cibola County
  • 7 new cases in Colfax County
  • 16 new cases in Curry County
  • 45 new cases in
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Chart: Number Of COVID Diagnoses Per Grade At Barranca

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This chart shows the number of diagnoses per grade at Barranca Elementary. The total number of COVID-19 cases of the school community at Barranca has reached a threshold level of 5% so all learning has moved to remote learning until Oct. 18. Chamisa Elementary in White Rock reports one new COVID-19 case in Pre K and one in kindergarten so those classes were moved into remote instruction until Oct. 12. Chart created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

Interim Superintendent Addresses Spike In COVID-19 Cases Among Students And Staff At Los Alamos Public Schools

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LAPS Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy

Staff Report

Los Alamos Public Schools Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy issued the following letter this morning to the community addressing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases among students and staff:

Los Alamos Community, 

Over the past several days, Los Alamos Public Schools has seen a large increase in COVID-19 positive results among students and staff. The total number of children and staff that have tested positive is 29 as of Oct. 7. This is a troubling and dangerous trend. 

Accordingly, we have taken the following steps to mitigate and Read More

First Born Babies Are One Lucky Bunch Thanks To Nonprofit

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Staff and Board Members at FBLA’s recent retreat, from left, Ruth Burns, Home Visitor; Gauri Prasad, Lead Home Visitor; Euphrasia Romero, Board member; Ronda Harmon, Secretary; Ellen Specter, Executive Director; Karen Holmes, President; Sara Scott, Vice President, Susan Gisler, Board member; and Judith Ramirez, Treasurer. (not pictured, Tara Adams, Board member). Courtesy/FBLA

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

First born babies in Los Alamos are one lucky bunch. They are eligible for the First Born Program of Los Alamos (FBPLA).

FBPLA is a nonprofit Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update Oct. 6: 838 New Cases, Totaling 256,947 With 10 New Deaths And 227,898 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced today 838 more COVID-19 cases.

Los Alamos County reports 3 new cases today bringing the total to 686 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.)

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 214 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 29 new cases in Chaves County
  • 13 new cases in Cibola County
  • 12 new cases in Colfax County
  • 8 new cases in Curry County
  • 2 new cases
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Skolnik: Separating COVID Fact From ‘COVID Science Fiction’ – Part 1

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos

There is an enormous amount of misinformation being spread about COVID-19. Since “Los Alamos runs on science”, in this and related articles, I will help us separate COVID-19 Fact from “COVID-19 Science Fiction.” To help the community assess the validity of my comments, I include sources at the end of the article.

“Vaccines don’t work!!!

A number of people continue to say that “vaccines don’t work” because, among other things, they don’t stop all infection. However, studies show that vaccines remain effective in preventing both infection from the Delta variant, Read More

Pfizer Booster Vaccine Clinic Reservations Available For Sunday

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will hold a vaccine clinic to administer a single Pfizer booster (third dose) for select populations who received the Pfizer vaccine as their primary series (first two doses).

Reservations are still available for eligible individuals. The clinic is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 at the Auxiliary Gym at Los Alamos High School.

Individuals can determine if they are eligible and register for the clinic using event code RRSECGT at https://vaccinenm.org/my-registration.html.

As a reminder, individuals should Read More