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New Mexico Elected Officials Send Open Letter Encouraging Private Sector Vaccination Policies

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Senior and local New Mexico elected officials sent an open letter to state business leaders and commercial associations Friday encouraging vaccination policies for employees and patrons that can help stem the rising tide of increased COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

New Mexicans can schedule their vaccination at VaccineNM.org.

The letter – signed by more than two dozen federal, state, city and county officials including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. Rep. Melanie Read More

UPDATE To New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 671 New Cases, Totaling 213,247 With ‘6’ New Deaths, 197,222 Recovered

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Update: New Mexico state health officials sent a revised report Sunday indicating there were 6 not 3 new deaths in the state Friday due to COVID-19 and 5 not 2 new cases in Los Alamos bringing the county total to 566.

STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials Friday announced 671 additional COVID-19 cases.

Los Alamos County reports 2 new cases bringing the total to 561 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 3 new deaths

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On The Job In Los Alamos: At Vitalant Battle Of The Badges Blood Drive Which Continues Through 4 P.M. Today!

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On the job in Los Alamos Thursday is Vitalant Donor Care Technician Sierra Sisneros assisting Los Alamos Fire Department Division Chief Wendy Servey as she donates her blood during Vitalant’s Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. The blood drive took place at First Baptist Church. Vitalant’s Battle of the Badges Blood Drive continues 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, 2200 Diamond Dr. This is a great opportunity to donate much needed blood, platelets and vote for either the local police or fire department. The winning first responder team receives a trophy. Blood donation appointments Read More

Chart 483 COVID-19 Update: New Mexico Aug. 6

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This scatter plot shows the seven-day average number of daily deaths per one million people versus the percentage of the population receiving at least one vaccine dose. Shown are all 50 states, with New Mexico and the national average highlighted in red. The line represents a linear fit to the data. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

New Mexico Department Of Health: 50 Percent Of 12-17 Year Olds Have Received At Least First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

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NMDOH Deputy Secretary Dr. Laura Parajon

NMDOH News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announced today that more than 50 percent of 12-17 year olds in the state have received at least a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 40 percent have completed their vaccination series.

The announcement comes amid a wave of new infections connected to the Delta variant, which is 2-4 times more contagious than previous strains. In the last two weeks, cases across the country are up 131 percent, and deaths are up 65 percent.

“There is no question: vaccination is the best tool we have to Read More

Chiropractor Gary Storkan Explains His Methods In Book

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Dr. Gary Storkan in his office at 2610 Trinity Dr., Ste. 22. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

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

Why did local chiropractor Dr. Gary Storkan write a book? Because his patients asked him to! Published in 2019 and currently under revision “Understand Your Body: Multidimensional Healing Method to Regain Your Health” is the product of more than 30 years in clinical practice.

Storkan has been in Los Alamos for 33 out of the 36 years he’s been practicing. He spent three years working in Santa Fe. He did both practices for awhile before Read More

County Councilor Sara Scott Shares Community Update

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By Councilor Sara Scott
Los Alamos County Council

I hope this note finds you, your family, and friends well and enjoying the mild summer and rain! Today I’ll provide an update regarding COVID-19 response efforts, back-to-school considerations, and other projects and initiatives around the County.

As a community, we are continuing a strong response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the County Emergency Manager, as of Wednesday Aug. 4. 90 percent of eligible county residents have received one vaccine and 85 percent are fully vaccinated. Additionally, the Governor has issued an Executive Read More

Heinrich Locks In Significant Investments For New Mexico In Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, secured several major investments for New Mexico in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2022.

The bill was reported out of the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday on a bipartisan vote of 25 to 5.

In total, the bill provides $124.4 billion in discretionary funding for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Read More

Cease And Desist Notice Sent To LANL Director Calling For Halt To All Face Mask, COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine Mandates

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LANL News:

New Mexico Stands Up!, a public interest legal service in Santa Fe, has delivered a cease and desist notice to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Director Thom Mason calling for a halt to mandatory masks, COVID-19 testing and vaccine mandate.

To read the cease and desist notice, click here. Read More

Floyd School Board Suspended For Refusing To Follow Health Orders; Superintendent Is Reinstated

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE – The five-member Floyd School Board (near Portales) was suspended today after twice voting to disregard the New Mexico Public Education Department’s (NMPED) COVID-19 Safe Practices for school reentry and then placing on administrative leave the superintendent who refused to carry out the board’s wishes.

Following the order suspending board members Leon Nall, Jeff Essary, Vicki Banister, Charlsea Lee and Ryan Bollema, Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart reinstated Superintendent Damon Terry.

For now, Terry will report directly to Stewart, whose resignation, Read More