New Mexico Administers Over 500,000 COVID Vaccines

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  • 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 Collins said. “We are doing so because we recognize the toll this virus has taken – more than half a million American lives, including more than 3,600 New Mexicans. We seek to move New Mexico beyond this pandemic as rapidly as possible.” 

As of Feb. 22, the state had partially vaccinated more than 16.5 percent of New Mexicans – and fully vaccinated more than 8 percent of New Mexicans. These percentages also are among the highest in the country.

New Mexico is vaccinating phase 1A, as well as New Mexicans 75 years and older and those with chronic health conditions. Frontline essential workers will be eligible for vaccination next. 

New Mexicans are encouraged to register for vaccine at vaccineNM.org – and to maintain COVID-safe practices such as mask-wearing, hand-washing, and physical distancing.

More information including link tostate’s vaccine dashboard can be found at https://cv.nmhealth.org/.

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