WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines won’t be available to the “general public” before mid- to late May or early June, he told CNN on Tuesday. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, acknowledged that previous estimates had placed vaccine availability for the general public — or nonessential workers
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Democrats were busy last week advancing a wide range of coronavirus relief provisions, all part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. This coming week, the House Budget Committee will assemble a final bill based off the measures approved by at least nine committees. Most of them — but
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 21 virus deaths and 150 new cases Tuesday morning. El Paso’s pandemic death toll increased to 1,885. The victims were identified as: 1 man in his 30s 2 men in their 40s2 women in their 60s2 men in their 60s3 men in their
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EL PASO, Texas — Immunize El Paso says it is waiting on the state of Texas to allow it to vaccinate more area residents against Covid-19. To date the healthcare clinic has vaccinated 2,000 El Pasoans with their first and second doses. “We received our initial vaccine allocation in the beginning of January, we’ve already
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SANTA FE. New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 200 additional Covid-19 cases on Monday and nine deaths. Three of those new deaths occurred in southern New Mexico and included a man in his 40s and a woman in her 60s from Doña Ana County along with a woman in her 70s from Luna County. The
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Texas health officials say the bad weather has delayed the shipment of more Covid-19 vaccines to the state until at least Wednesday. Meantime, officials in Houston indicated massive power outages across Texas – because of the winter storm – knocked out electricity to a facility storing over 8,000 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. The
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EL PASO, Texas — The Hospitals of Providence on Monday moved to allow limited visitations by relatives and friends for those hospitalized for medical conditions other than Covid-19. The new visitation policy, which takes effect immediately, lets patients have one visitor each day between 4 and 6 p.m. Those visitors are required to be over
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Ministry of Health began vaccinating senior citizens in ten municipalities across the state Monday after receiving some 25,900 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. It was part of a national effort by the Mexican government in more than 300 municipalities across the country after receiving roughly 870,000 doses. Mexico has had
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EL PASO, Texas — Both El Paso city and the county continued administering the coronavirus vaccine on Monday after a winter storm blew into the Borderland, making driving conditions slick and difficult. University Medical Center said there were 1,000 people it had scheduled to get the vaccine on Monday at the El Paso County Coliseum.
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Researchers said they have identified a batch of similar and troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in parts of the United States, some of which have surfaced in New Mexico. The researchers have not only drawn attention to them; they’ve come up with a better shorthand for referring to them. They’ve
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported 13 coronavirus-related deaths and 284 new cases Monday morning. The latest fatalities included: 1 man in his 50s 2 men in their 70s3 women in their 70s2 women in their 80s3 men in their 80s1 woman in her 90s1 woman in her 100s El Paso’s
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 285 new cases of coronavirus and 13 additional deaths. Two of the latest deaths occurred in southern New Mexico, both in Luna County: a man in his 60s and a woman in her 80s whom were each hospitalized. The New Mexico Department of Health said
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EL PASO, Texas — A man and a woman in their 30s were among 23 additional coronavirus deaths reported by El Paso health officials on Sunday morning. The latest victims included: 1 man in his 30s 1 woman in her 30s2 women in their 50s2 men in their 50s6 men in their 60s2 women in their
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — The state of New Mexico on Saturday reported 571 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 180,289 cases and 3,516 cases. Only one of the latest reported deaths occurred in southern New Mexico. The victim was a man in his 80s from Luna County
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported eight additional coronavirus deaths on Saturday morning, raising the county’s official pandemic death toll to 1,828. The latest victims included a man in his 60s, three men in their 70s, a woman in her 80s and a man and two women in their 90s. El Paso
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – We’ve heard a lot about the variants of the coronavirus. How many are there? Are the vaccines effective against them? We asked Dr. Neha Sharma, medical director of The Hospitals of Providence Northeast and Horizon City. WHY SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VARIANTS?”The CDC is currently monitoring multiple variants in
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas reported 324 more deaths Friday from the coronavirus as the state’s pandemic death toll topped 40,000. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the state’s Covid-19 deaths now total 40,095. El Paso’s portion of that pandemic death toll stands at 1,820 as of Friday. However, the actual number of deaths is believed
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico reported 407 new cases of coronavirus on Friday and 23 additional deaths. Three of the latest deaths occurred in southern New Mexico and included: A man in his 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized.A woman in her 80s who was a resident of the Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – University Medical Center announced Friday that it will reschedule 5,000 appointments for second doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine due to a shipping delay. Also as a result of the delay, the hospital said it wouldn’t be opening up online or phone registration this week for new, first-time appointments. UMC typically opens up
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EL PASO, Texas — As the number of undocumented immigrants arriving at the border continues to climb, El Paso city officials are crafting a plan to deal with the expected influx of migrants who could be released into the community for a few days before they move into other parts of the country. The Biden
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top public health agency on Friday provided a road-map for reopening schools in the middle of a pandemic, emphasizing mask wearing and social distancing and saying vaccination of teachers is important but not a pre-requisite for reopening. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the long-awaited update, but it cannot
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden met with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors, including New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, at the White House on Friday as part of his push to give financial relief from the coronavirus pandemic to state and local governments. As part of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus package, Biden wants
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported four new coronavirus-related deaths and 432 new cases Friday morning. The latest fatalities included a woman in her 60s, two women in their 80s and a man in his 80s. El Paso’s pandemic death toll now stands at 1,820. There are also 506 deaths
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico has now reported nearly 180,000 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, including more than 540 additional cases on Thursday. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to Covid-19 is now 3,479, with 18 additional deaths reported Thursday. Included in the latest fatalities were five victims from
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DALLAS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that announcements are likely “coming soon” about relaxing Covid-19 restrictions in Texas as cases and hospitalizations continue to drop. Abbott spoke at a round-table discussion in Dallas with small business owners about the state’s role in supporting small businesses during the pandemic. As more Texans continue to get
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every week, ABC-7 anchor Mauricio Casillas will speak to Dr. Edward Michelson. Dr. Michelson is the chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. Here’s the Q&A for Feb. 11: Mauricio Casillas (KVIA): How has this past week gone for you? Dr.
Continue Reading Double masking can significantly improve protection, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Researchers found that layering a cloth mask over a medical procedural mask, such as a disposable blue surgical mask, can block 92.5% of potentially infectious particles from escaping by creating a tighter fit and eliminating leakage. “These
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UPDATE, Feb. 11: CVS’s vaccine appointments in El Paso were fully booked early Thursday morning, about an hour after registration opened. People were allowed to register online at CVS.com or by phone at 1-(800) 746-7287, starting at 5 a.m. The pharmacy will begin administering the vaccine on Friday. (A screengrab of CVS’s Covid-19 vaccine website
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced 30 coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning, with health officials acknowledging some of these deaths happened over the past six months. The death toll in El Paso County now stands at 1,816. The latest deaths included: 1 woman in her 20s 4 men in their 60s5 women
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EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center health officials say they are working to create greater access to the vaccine for individuals living in the outskirts of El Paso County. UMC is setting aside 20 percent of the vaccines allocated by the state to be used for seniors over the age of 75. Some of
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