The CDC and FDA have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution after six reported U.S. cases (out of more than 6.8 million doses) of a rare and severe type of blood clot in...
Read More ›FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Third COVID-19 Vaccine On February 27, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019...
Read More ›The following is an excerpt from the CDC's Frequently Asked Questions section of their website regarding guidelines for behavior after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Do I need to keep wearing a mask and continue avoiding close contact with...
Read More ›Press Release from New Mexico's Aging and Long-Term Services Department NEW MEXICO – The State’s Aging and Long-Term Services Department [ALTSD] has announced that by Friday, January 22nd all 309 of New Mexico’s Nursing Homes and...
Read More ›Currently, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Because the U.S. supply of COVID-19 vaccine is limited at first, CDC has provided recommendations to...
Read More ›The most recent newsletter from FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination on January 4, 2021 highlights a Question & Answer session between Linda Mastandrea (director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination)...
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