Collins last fall accepted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s request that she serve the state in an official capacity and lead the Department of Health through a perilous and challenging portion of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the understanding she might elect to return to her previous career as an academic after operationalizing and overseeing the agency’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
“I am grateful to my colleagues at the Department of Health and to the governor for her faith in me,” said Dr. Collins. “Our partnership has been the foundation of an incredibly successful vaccination drive. I’m proud of the work we’ve done to protect New Mexicans, especially with our emphasis on equity and reaching underserved populations. Although it’s time for me to return to my academic career, I look forward to continuing to work hand in hand with the governor and her administration to enhance public health throughout our state.”
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33 Reno pediatricians: WCSD should reinstate universal mask wearing until school year ends Reno-Gazette-Journal 5 hrs ago Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette Journal
Washoe County School District s decision to allow students to go without masks was the wrong one, according to 33 local pediatricians.
The doctors, from a variety of practices in Northern Nevada, signed on to a letter sent to the school board and Washoe County School District Superintendent Kristen McNeill. You can read a copy of that letter at the bottom of this story.
Click here to see who signed it.
In a late call Sunday night, the district announced children under 10 no longer had to wear a mask at school. In messages sent to principals by the district’s top leaders, the district told teachers they do not have enforce mask wearing in children of any age group.