New Mexico Offers Guidance For COVID-19 Booster Shots
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE – On Thursday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the approval of booster doses for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for certain populations. (Pfizer boosters have been available since late September.)
The CDC also approved “mixing and matching” for all three COVID-19 vaccines. CDC clinical guidance has not yet been released, and the New Mexico Medical Advisory Team will review it Monday after it is released.
For New Mexicans who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, the following groups are eligible for a booster Read More
USGS’s Craig Allen Receives Distinguished Service Award
Distinguished Service Award recipient Dr. Craig Allen with rock art at Bandelier. Courtesy/BNM
BANDELIER News:
Dr. Craig Allen, long time employee of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) stationed at Bandelier National Monument, was awarded the highest honor in the Department of the Interior, the Distinguished Service Award.
Allen was recognized for more than 35 years of federal service, sharing his expertise as a world-renowned authority on forest and landscape ecology, with extensive knowledge in the consequences on climate variability and change, including the occurrence of drought, Read More
SFNF May Implement Mesa Potrero Burn On Coyote District
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning as Wednesday, Oct. 27 to implement the previously announced Mesa Potrero prescribed burn on the Coyote Ranger District as early.
Crews will use hand and aerial ignitions on the 492-acre treatment area approximately 7 miles north of the community of Gallina and 14 miles northwest of the Coyote District Office. Forest Road 77 will remain open, but motorists can expect increased fire-related traffic and are advised to find alternates routes to help ensure firefighter and public safety.
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Get Home Safely This Halloween Weekend
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — As New Mexicans participate in Halloween activities involving alcohol, the New Mexico Department of Transportation and its partners are promoting a program to get people living in the Bernalillo County metro area home safely.
NMDOT is partnering with Bernalillo County, the city of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to support the “Take a Ride on Us” program designed to combat drunk driving.
The program offers 1,000 participants an Uber credit of up to $10, two rides per person beginning noon Friday, Oct. 29 through 3 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Participants will Read More
Sunset Falls Over Elephant Butte In Southern New Mexico
Wide-angle view Friday of sunset at Elephant Butte in southern New Mexico. Photo by Shari MillsToday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
DEA News:
Today is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
DEA and its partners will be at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications.
The Los Alamos Police Department will be conducting its biannual DEA Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the North parking lot (off Central Avenue) at the police station.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, additional precautions have been put in place to ensure the safety of all individuals who partake. LAPD ask everyone to follow the guidelines to ensure a safe process for Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update Oct. 22: 982 New Cases, Totaling 268,891, 14 New Deaths, 238,146 Recovered
STATE News:SANTA FE — State health officials announced 982 new COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.
Los Alamos County reported 2 new cases today, bringing the total to 791 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 14 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 228 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 27 new cases in Chaves County
- 9 new cases in Cibola County
- 9 new cases in Colfax
Chart 521: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Oct. 22
The lines in this chart show the seven-day average number of daily COVID-19 diagnoses per 100,000 people versus date nationwide, statewide and countywide. Sources: New York Times and New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
New Mexico National Guard And DEA To Present Drug Awareness Campaign Event In Española Monday Oct. 25
National Guard News:
The New Mexico National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force will team up with the Drug Enforcement Agency and local first responder agency partners to present a Drug Awareness Campaign event for students at Carlos F. Vigil Middle School at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25.
The team mission is designed to make an impression on New Mexico’s future generations by focusing on promoting drug free communities and engaging students in activities designed to promote positive role models and healthy lifestyles plus build state-wide community collaborations around efforts to reduce and/or Read More
10-Digit Dialing In New Mexico Starts Sunday, Oct. 24
Cabinet Secretary Dr. David Scrase
HSD News:
SANTA FE — The State of New Mexico reminds residents that beginning Sunday, Oct. 24, everyone in the state of New Mexico will need to include the area code as 10-digits will be required for all phone calls.
On and after Oct. 24, local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed, and a recording may inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. If you get this recording, you must hang up and dial again using the area code with the seven-digit telephone number.
This change is necessary as the Federal Communications Commission has mandated Read More