SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state officials said Thursday they were bracing for and anticipating another surge in Covid-19 cases after Christmas and New Year’s unless New Mexicans “re-think your holiday” to avoid gatherings. On Thursday, there were 1,702 new cases to bring the state’s total to 126,045. There were
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted on Thursday afternoon to recommend approval of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, clearing a path for what would become the nation’s second vaccine to prevent Covid-19. The FDA will now review the advisory committee’s vote and decide on whether to authorize the emergency use of
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texans can expect to see “widespread distribution” of Covid-19 vaccines by March to recipients beyond the front-line health care workers who are currently receiving them, including teachers and senior citizens, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday. “There will be multiple vaccines available to us by the time we get to March, and we’ll
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Covid-19 death toll increased by 21 Thursday morning, while the number of active cases continued to decline. The latest victims include: 3 men in their 40s1 man in his 50s3 men in their 60s1 woman in her 60s3 men in their 70s2 women in their 70s5 men in
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EL PASO, Texas — Despite the constantly growing number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide, and warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are still people who are planning to travel for the Christmas holidays. But the creator of a new app says “if you’re going to visit, make it a SafeVisit.” April
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Wednesday announced a curfew for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods out of concern over the coronavirus. That curfew will run from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly from Dec. 23 to 26 and again from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4. El Pasoans
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — After 75 days battling Covid-19 in a hospital ICU and on a ventilator, Art Aguirre is now home. The Santa Teresa High School head volleyball coach believes he got the virus attending the first UTEP football game of the year. While being rushed to the hospital in mid-September Aguirre told
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WASHINGTON, DC — People administering Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine may squeeze out extra doses from the vials if there is leftover solution in them after giving the standard five doses, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Pfizer vaccine is shipped as a frozen solution, which is diluted with saline before it is given to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Total confirmed Covid-19 infections in New Mexico since the pandemic began have reached nearly 125,000, officials said, with an additional 1,816 cases reported Wednesday. Of those new cases, 94 were in Doña Ana County to take its pandemic tally to 15,689. There were also another 43 virus deaths reported across
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EL PASO, Texas – A nurse at University Medical Center was re-vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday following questions that emerged on social media as to whether he actually received a dose of the vaccine on Tuesday. The nurse was among the first five El Pasoans to receive the Pfizer vaccine during a media event following the vials
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Bright and early at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Terrance King became the first nurse at Memorial Medical Center to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. “I’m nervous, but I’m excited,” said King, who works in the intensive care unit. “I’m getting it to serve as an example to the community that it’s
Continue Reading CLAYTON, New Mexico — Seventy-five doses of the coveted Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were discarded after they experienced a “temperature excursion” during transport to Clayton, state officials told ABC affiliate KOAT on Wednesday. The shipment was one of 18 sent to hospitals around the state from the New Mexico Department of Health warehouse on Tuesday. According
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A data company suggests El Pasoans are not changing their routines drastically during the pandemic. Unacast uses anonymous cell phone data from millions of people nationwide. As of Wednesday, the company estimated individuals in El Paso were reducing non-essential visits by less than 55%, which the company deems a failing
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced 28 new coronavirus-related deaths and 380 new cases Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 1,248 in El Paso County. There are also 564 suspected Covid-19 deaths currently under investigation by local health officials. Hospitalizations decreased from 600 to 565. That’s the fewest
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We now have FIVE VACCINATED FRONT LINE NURSES! Congratulations El Paso. These heroic 5 say they are now anxious to get back to work and keep fighting this virus. #BreakingNews @abc7breaking pic.twitter.com/39tIw0Z3bc— Michael Gordon KVIA ABC-7 (@MichaelGordonTV) December 15, 2020 EL PASO, Texas – Officials with University Medical Center welcomed the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — At least 1,300 initial doses of the historic Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived at Las Cruces hospitals on Tuesday morning, according to hospital officials. Packed in a UPS box with a shipping label that read “critical,” 975 doses of the vaccine arrived at Memorial Medical Center on Telshor Boulevard about 10
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SANTA FE New Mexico — New Mexico’s death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began surpassed 2,000 on Tuesday as an additional 28 deaths were reported by state health officials. More than 20% of those 2,006 total deaths were reported in the past two weeks alone. Only one of Tuesday’s latest deaths came from Doña Ana
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Officials with the New Mexico Department of Health held a briefing Tuesday to discuss the first coronavirus vaccines that have arrived in New Mexico as hospitals go about distributing doses to front-line health care workers. Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins explained that while receiving the vaccines is a significant milestone in
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WASHINGTON, DC — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals are set to begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second Covid-19 vaccine shot needed to boost the nation’s largest vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration said in documents posted online that its initial review confirmed the effectiveness and safety
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported eight new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The latest victims, whose ages range from 40s to 90s, included: 1 woman in her 40s2 women in her 60s1 man in his 60s1 man in his 70s1 woman in her 70s1 woman in her 80s1
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health reported 21 additional coronavirus-related deaths on Monday as the statewide death toll nears 2,000 amid the arrival of the first vaccine doses. Four of those latest deaths occurred in the southern New Mexico counties of Dona Ana, Luna and Otero. The victims ranged in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces hospitals are expecting at least 1,300 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this week, according to hospital staff. This week, Memorial Medical Center is preparing to receive 975 doses of the vaccine, said Ryan Perkins, an MMC spokesman. He said staffers anticipate the shipment arriving by Wednesday. “As soon
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WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has unveiled a proposal for Covid-19 relief as Congress searches for a final agreement. The proposal unveiled Monday includes billions of dollars for businesses, the unemployed and for schools, along with money for vaccine distribution. It also includes $160 billion for state and local governments and provisions
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AUSTIN, Texas — The first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine began arriving arriving throughout the U.S. on Monday including in Texas, with health care workers first in line to receive the shots. The Texas Department of State Health Services said 19,500 doses of the vaccine were headed Monday to four sites in Texas: MD Anderson Cancer Center
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SANTE FE, New Mexico — The first coronavirus vaccines arrived in New Mexico on Monday as hospitals prepared to distribute doses to frontline health care workers. State officials said shipments arrived at the New Mexico Department of Health’s warehouse and at a hospital in Santa Fe, where those workers at high to medium risk would be vaccinated
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NEW YORK, NY — The rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine began Monday morning as the first doses of the Pfizer medication were administered to health care workers and nursing home staffers. A doctor from Northwell LIJ Medical Center on Long Island was vaccinated at 9:23 a.m. ET during a livestreamed event with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “You
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 12 new coronavirus-related deaths Monday, elevating the death toll to 1,212 in the county. The victims were identified as: 1 woman in her 40s1 man in his 50s2 men in their 60s1 woman in her 60s3 men in their 70s2 women in
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EL PASO, Texas — The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine was approved and is on its way to El Paso. But how many El Pasoans need to be vaccinated before we can begin removing our masks and go back to hugging our loved ones? Dr. Ogechika Alozie, an El Paso infectious disease expert, told ABC-7 Xtra on
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 1,459 new Covid-19 cases and 44 more deaths. The latest numbers increase the state’s totals to 119,800 cases and 1,957 known deaths since the pandemic began. Five of Sunday’s reported deaths happened in southern New Mexico’s Doña Ana and Luna counties and included: 2 men
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield on Sunday accepted the recommendation of the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine may be given to people ages 16 and older. This means that shots can now be administered in the United States. On Saturday, ACIP committee
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