Vaccinations /tags/vaccinations Vaccinations en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:05:13 GMT New Mexico launches measles tracker and resource guide /new-mexico-NM-launches-measles-tracker-and-resource-guide The country is dealing with one of the largest measles outbreaks since the respiratory virus was declared eliminated in 2000, leading to a child’s death this week in Texas — the first life lost to the disease in 10 years. In response, the New Mexico Department of Health launched a measles resource guide, including frequently asked questions, best practices and a case tracker. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:05:13 GMT /new-mexico-NM-launches-measles-tracker-and-resource-guide Daniel Montaño FDA urges folks to get flu, COVID-19, and RSV for the best protection this holiday season /local-news/2024-11-15/covid-flu-rsv-vaccine-respiratory As we head into the holiday season and gather with family and friends, it’s also the time for respiratory diseases to hit their peak. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:47:22 GMT /local-news/2024-11-15/covid-flu-rsv-vaccine-respiratory Taylor Velazquez FRI: Report shows APD way behind in investigating ‘use of force,' + More /kunm-news-update/2022-07-15/monkeypox-vax-arrives-in-nm-otero-county-ousts-abortion-clinics-more As advocates in the city continue to call for justice after a SWAT standoff last week resulted in a boy’s death, the Albuquerque Police Department is facing a huge backlog of investigations into officers using force and violence, according to a federal monitor overseeing police reform. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:38:13 GMT /kunm-news-update/2022-07-15/monkeypox-vax-arrives-in-nm-otero-county-ousts-abortion-clinics-more 91°µÍø News Navajo Nation Sees Slight COVID-19 Increase, Works To Vaccinate Even More People /2021-08-04/navajo-nation-sees-slight-covid-19-increase-works-to-vaccinate-even-more-people States around the Mountain West are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and it’s started to affect some tribes, too. The Navajo Nation’s increase in cases is modest compared to surges in states like Arizona, though. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:50:19 GMT /2021-08-04/navajo-nation-sees-slight-covid-19-increase-works-to-vaccinate-even-more-people Madelyn Beck New Vaccination Requirements Will Hit Federal, State Workers In Mountain West /2021-07-29/new-vaccination-requirements-will-hit-federal-state-workers-in-mountain-west Low vaccination rates make many counties in the Mountain West especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 delta variant right now, according to data from the public health research group PHICOR. That’s prompting tough new action from some state and federal officials. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:19:41 GMT /2021-07-29/new-vaccination-requirements-will-hit-federal-state-workers-in-mountain-west Nate Hegyi Weddings Surge In Las Vegas As Pandemic Eases Across Nation /2021-07-23/weddings-surge-in-las-vegas-as-pandemic-eases-across-nation The pandemic made us press pause on a lot of life’s special moments. Vacations. Graduation parties … and weddings. But as the country continues to reopen and more people get vaccinated, marriages and ceremonies are surging this summer … including in America’s wedding capitol… Las Vegas. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:48:14 GMT /2021-07-23/weddings-surge-in-las-vegas-as-pandemic-eases-across-nation "There's A Lot Of People Out There Like Me." Immunosuppressed May Not Get Same Protection From COVID /2021-07-21/theres-a-lot-of-people-out-there-like-me-immunosuppressed-may-not-get-same-protection-from-covid Those living with compromised immune systems are facing a double whammy with the region's low vaccination rates and the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine may not offer them the same protection as their peers. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:53:14 GMT /2021-07-21/theres-a-lot-of-people-out-there-like-me-immunosuppressed-may-not-get-same-protection-from-covid Maggie Mullen Let's Talk About Reopening /local-news/2021-06-29/lets-talk-about-reopening Let’s Talk New Mexico 7/1 8am:Most of our state’s COVID-related restrictions are set to lift on Thursday, July 1st, and many New Mexicans will be… Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:53:29 GMT /local-news/2021-06-29/lets-talk-about-reopening Ty Bannerman Colorado Passes Bill To Improve Vaccination Rates. To Some, It's A Goldilocks Approach. /news/2020-06-16/colorado-passes-bill-to-improve-vaccination-rates-to-some-its-a-goldilocks-approach After a failed attempt last year, Colorado lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it harder to get a vaccine exemption for school children. Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:17:15 GMT /news/2020-06-16/colorado-passes-bill-to-improve-vaccination-rates-to-some-its-a-goldilocks-approach Rae Ellen Bichell, Rae Ellen Bichell Anti-Vaccine Movement, Racism And COVID-19 Collide In Colorado /news/2020-06-11/anti-vaccine-movement-racism-and-covid-19-collide-in-colorado At a hearing last weekend about a Colorado bill on vaccination, Dr. Reginald Washington had originally planned to make several urgent points in support of the bill. Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:45:44 GMT /news/2020-06-11/anti-vaccine-movement-racism-and-covid-19-collide-in-colorado Rae Ellen Bichell, Rae Ellen Bichell