NMDOH issues health order to maximize COVID-19 vaccine access

NMDOH issues COVID-19 vaccine health order

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state's health department is issuing a COVID-19 vaccine health order. CVS and Walgreens are now requiring either a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine or are not offering it at all in some states. This comes as a new directive from the FDA on who is approved for the vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax. The directive allows all seniors to receive the vaccines, and only younger adults and children with health condi…

State steps in to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine

Public health order counters potential limitations set by the USFDA

New Mexico Health Department order aims to make COVID-19 vaccine more accessible

The order comes after the FDA only approved new vaccines for people ages 65 and older and younger people with health conditions.

NMDOH issues health order to maximize COVID-19 vaccine access

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health issued a public health order Friday to maximize the availability of COVID-19 vaccines this fall. The order comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccine formulas, but with new limits on who could qualify for them. The FDA is mostly limiting COVID-19 vaccines to those 65 and older, while exceptions exist for younger persons with underlying conditions. NMDOH…

State Health Department Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Health Order

DOH NEWS RELEASE The New Mexico Department of Health has issued a public health order to help ensure all New Mexicans can access the COVID-19 vaccine.   The order comes in response to some pharmacies announcing they cannot administer the vaccine in New Mexico unless recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an advisory group to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has yet to convene and act on the m…