Newsroom
updated 11-23-2022
Free COVID-19 at-home antigen tests available again
SANTA FE — The Biden administration announced that starting today, all U.S. households can order a total of four at-home COVID-19 tests that will be mailed directly to them for free. Tests will begin shipping next week and can be ordered at Free at-home COVID-19...
Omicron COVID-19 boosters now authorized for children ages 6 months and older
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announces that healthcare providers and pharmacies will soon begin offering Omicron variant-targeted bivalent booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 6 months and older. This follows guidance and...
Changes coming to New Mexico COVID-19 testing options
SANTA FE – The New Mexico New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday changes to the testing options available to residents. At the end of last month, Curative notified the state that effective Dec. 28, 2022, Curative will conclude its COVID-19 testing...
Health Department moves to biweekly COVID-19 trends reporting
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology and Response Division will move to biweekly trends reporting beginning Dec. 20, 2022. The epidemiology trends reports are available here: https://cv.nmhealth.org/epidemiology-reports/. The DOH will...
Department of Health issues public health emergency order to help hospitals address rise in respiratory viruses
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has issued a public health emergency order in response to a surge of pediatric cases and hospitalizations of respiratory viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV. The order requires all New...
New Mexicans encouraged to use NM Notify app to report positive COVID-19 home tests
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) encourages residents to download the NM Notify app and to report positive COVID-19 home tests on the app. Approximately 760,000 New Mexicans are already using the app to be notified if they’ve likely been exposed,...
New Omicron COVID-19 boosters offer enhanced protection
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) recommends the use of the first booster vaccine designed specifically to protect against the original COVID-19 and the most common form of COVID-19 in New Mexico, the BA.5 Omicron subvariant. Doses are expected to...
Department of Health amends emergency public health order
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health amended the state’s emergency public health order rescinding all previous orders and streamlined it to adapt to the evolving nature of the virus and the effective tools we have today along with shifting management to the...
New Mexicans aged six months old and over are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine series
Appointments available online at VaccineNM.org SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announces young children aged six months through four years old are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination, following approvals from the Food and Drug...
Oral treatment for COVID-19: The game changer
By: David R. Scrase, M.D. acting cabinet secretary for New Mexico Department of Health There have been a lot of game changers since COVID-19 began - including the virus itself, which has completely upended our way of life, across the globe. For two years we have been...
Press Conference Slides
- December 8 Press Conference
- November 17 Press Conference
- October 6 Press Conference
- September 15 Press Conference
- August 4 Press Conference
- July 14 Press Conference
- June 8 Press Conference
- March 11 Press Conference
- March 01 Press Conference
- February 23 Press Conference
- February 9 Press Conference
- February 2 Press Conference
- January 26 Press Conference;
- January 19 Press Conference;
- January 5 Press Conference; En Español
- December 22 Press Conference
- December 15 Press Conference
- December 08 Press Conference
- December 01 Press Conference
- November 17 Press Conference
- November 10 Press Conference
- November 03 Press Conference
- October 27 Press Conference
- October 18 Press Conference
- October 6 Press Conference
- September 29 Press Conference
- September 22 Press Conference
- September 15 Press Conference
- September 8 Press Conference
- September 1 Press Conference
- August 25 Press Conference
- August 17 Press Conference
- August 11 Press Conference
- July 14 Press Conference
- June 16 Press Conference
- June 2 Press Conference
- May 19 Press Conference
- May 5 Press Conference
- April 28 Press Conference
- April 21 Press Conference
- April 7 Press Conference
- March 24 Press Conference
- March 17 Press Conference
- March 11 Press Conference
- March 3 Press Conference
- February 17 Press Conference
- February 3 Press Conference
- December 10 Press Conference
- November 30 Press Conference
- November 19 Press Conference
- November 13 Press Conference
- November 05 Press Conference
- October 20 Press Conference
- October 15 Press Conference
- October 8 Press Conference
- October 1 Press Conference
- September 10 Press Conference
- August 27 Press Conference
- August 13 Press Conference
- August 6 Press Conference
- July 30 Press Conference
- July 23 Press Conference
- July 9 Press Conference
- July 1 Press Conference
- June 25 Press Conference
- June 11 Press Conference
- May 28 Press Conference
- May 20 Press Conference
- May 15 Press Conference
- May 13 Press Conference
- May 5 Press Conference
- April 30 Press Conference
- April 24 Press Conference
- April 19 Press Conference
- April 15 Press Conference
- April 9 Press Conference
- April 3 Press Conference
- March 31 Press Conference
Covid-19 Modeling Microsite
Modeling is a powerful tool to assist health policy development and disease prevention and control. Click here to learn more.
Copyright New Mexico Department of Health | Powered by Real Time Solutions