/tags/covid19vaccine #COVID19Vaccine en-US Copyright Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:20:39 GMT /local-news/2022-10-29/confluence-of-rsv-flu-and-covid-is-filling-up-pediatric-beds-in-hospitals-in-new-mexico Nine New Mexico counties, including Bernalillo, have Medium community levels of COVID19 according to the latest CDC data. In contrast, the COVID transmission map that doesn’t include hospitalizations shows most of the upper half of the state shaded in red, or highest levels of COVID spread. Now the confluence of RSV, Flu, and COVID is filling up pediatric beds in hospitals. Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:20:39 GMT /local-news/2022-10-29/confluence-of-rsv-flu-and-covid-is-filling-up-pediatric-beds-in-hospitals-in-new-mexico Jered Ebenreck /local-news/2022-10-07/state-health-officials-promote-omicron-boosters-during-covid-briefing State health officials Thursday rolled out a new website for the COVID omicron booster shot and gave an update on other public health risks in the state. The CDC also announced a change from daily to weekly COVID case and death reports starting October 20. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:25:29 GMT /local-news/2022-10-07/state-health-officials-promote-omicron-boosters-during-covid-briefing Jered Ebenreck /local-news/2022-09-16/cdc-maps-show-high-covid-transmission-but-low-hospitalizations-as-officials-provide-update-on-four-viruses On the latest CDC COVID maps, all 33 New Mexico counties show low COVID Community levels, indicating further declines in hospitalizations statewide. Yet, COVID is still widespread with 23 counties showing high transmission. The state reported 12 deaths Thursday as health officials gave an update on the state's response to four viruses: COVID-19, Monkeypox, West Nile, and Polio. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:26:28 GMT /local-news/2022-09-16/cdc-maps-show-high-covid-transmission-but-low-hospitalizations-as-officials-provide-update-on-four-viruses Jered Ebenreck /local-news/2022-07-08/understaffed-department-of-health-struggles-to-keep-new-mexicans-updated-on-covid-19 An understaffed Department of Health provided its last media COVID-19 briefing on June 8th. Since then, 100 more New Mexicans have died from the disease, over 2000 since January. In sharp contrast, DOH shows nearly one-tenth (197) as many Pneumonia and Flu deaths combined from October 1, 2021 to May 15, 2022. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:13:09 GMT /local-news/2022-07-08/understaffed-department-of-health-struggles-to-keep-new-mexicans-updated-on-covid-19 Jered Ebenreck /local-news/2022-02-25/health-secretary-says-scientific-evidence-not-necessary-to-end-mask-mandate Austin Fisher discusses his reporting on the 2/23/22 NMDOH COVID19 update. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 01:05:49 GMT /local-news/2022-02-25/health-secretary-says-scientific-evidence-not-necessary-to-end-mask-mandate Jered Ebenreck