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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...

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...

Parents can schedule an appointment online at: www.vaccineNM.org   SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) recommends the use of a single booster dose for children aged 5 through 11 years, at least five months after completion of a primary series with the...

SANTA FE – A public health order issued Friday by the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) renewed the existing public health orders related to COVID-19. The renewal has been extended through May 16, 2022.   “We know being up-to-date on vaccines is the best way to...

Individuals who received J&J vaccine or booster are advised to receive a second mRNA vaccine

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) recommends that people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least four months ago receive a second mRNA booster (Pfizer or Moderna) to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19 ( for a total of four doses).

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will not host a COVID-19 update press conference this week. We are relieved to be entering a new phase of the pandemic, and learning together how to coexist with COVID. We now have significantly lower case counts...

Program offers funding for communities to advance COVID-19 vaccine equity SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is excited to announce the Better Together Grant Program application cycle is now open through March 31, 2022. The program provides funding...

UPDATE: There was a technical difficulty today which delayed data reporting until after 3 p.m., but the numbers are up now. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our new processes Note: New cases represent the total number of people with COVID-19 that the...

7,050 deaths in the state have been attributed to the virus SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) continues to urge people to seek vaccines and boosters as the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 cases reported in New Mexico is observed this...