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CDC:COVID-19 impacts mixed in New Mexico's urban and rural counties
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOVID-19 continued to impact New Mexico’s urban and rural counties in different ways according to...
New Mexico to consider COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schoolchildren
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 25—A little-known advisory committee for the state Department of Health is about to be thrown into the spotlight as it takes up recommending whether to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for ...
It's flu season, but RSV is on health officials' radar
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 18—Flu season has begun, RSV is a worry and COVID-19 continues to be a concern. The New Mexico Department of Health recommends getting vaccinated for all three. Respiratory syncytial virus ...
State, local officials announce start of 2022-2023 flu season
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 22—It was at the beginning of November the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced the start of the 2022-2023 flu season as positive flu tests are being reported around the state ...
Monkeypox: What is it? Am I at risk?
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMonkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which is in the same family of viruses that cause smallpox but is much milder. There are...
Got Shots? Immunization clinics underway in New Mexico
Deming Headlight via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Immunization Coalition, the New Mexico Primary Care Association, and healthcare providers from across the state are helping parents ...
Wash your hands: Fall and winter viruses active in lower Rio Grande region
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLAS CRUCES −Recent increases in respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV, across the...
NM surpasses 8,000 COVID-related deaths
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 13—A new, highly contagious strain of the coronavirus has emerged in New Mexico, as the state eclipsed 8,000 COVID-related deaths since the onset of the pandemic. Health officials this ...
EDITORIAL: Credit where due for public servants rising to the occasion
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 20—Solutions are, by definition, reactive. After all, you can't have a solution without a problem first. Lately, government has stepped up to address some major problems. As often as the ...
Hawaii Health Department reports season's first child flu death
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 11—The child was hospitalized at the time of death, the department said, but due to medical privacy laws, no further information will be released. The age of the child was not released.