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The Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended lifting the pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. According to a release from the NMDOH, “Federal officials recommended a pause on April 13 following six cases of a rare blood clot in combination with low platelet counts. Since that time, nine new cases have emerged, for a total of 15 – or one for every 500,000 J&J shots administered in the United States. All the cases have been among women, and 13 of the 15 have been in women between 18 and 49 years old.” When Federal health officials formally recommend the pause to be lifted, New Mexico will resume distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. New Mexicans can register for vaccine and schedule their own appointments at vaccineNM.org. In addition, the vaccine is currently available to all New Mexicans 16 years a
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Silver City, NM – The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents whizzed through a lengthy agenda Friday, approving the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, agreeing on new degree programs and ensuring the university is poised to capture anticipated Federal funding for capital projects.
Discussing the $50-million 2021-2022 fiscal year budget, WNMU Vice President for Business Affairs Kelley Riddle said, “For Instruction and General, we’ll be budgeting a carryover balance of $5.4 million. This includes a temporary budget for the Road to 4k Initiative previously approved by you,” she said.
New regent Dr. Daniel H. Lopez, who was President of New Mexico Tech for two decades, said the many questions he about the proposed budget during the finance committee meeting were answered to his satisfaction. “I have no concerns at this time, but I’ll continue to monitor.”