The Perfect Enemy | Low Covid Booster shot turnout for New Mexico; flu season concerns

AROUND. WHAT’S IMPORTANT THAN EVER THAT PEOPLE GET NOT ONLY THEIR FLU SHOT, BUT OWN WEAKENED BOOSTER THE SEASON FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. WELL FLU SEASON HERE IN COLVIN NUMBERS ON THE RISE CONSISTENTLY RISING AND WE SUSPECT AND THAT THAT WILL INCREASE AS MORE PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER. AND AS VACCINE EFFICACY STARTS TO WANE HEALTH OFFICIALS WANT TO AVOID A TWIN DIMMING THIS TIME AROUND. WE’RE GOING EXPERIENCE A FLU SEASON IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY ROUGHER THAN THE FLU SEASON AS WE’VE SEEN IN THE RECENT. AND CERTAINLY IF YOU PUT FLU AND COVID TOGETHER, IT’S A DEADLY COMBINATION FOR THE. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT. NOW IT’S EVEN IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR FLU BECAUSE YOU COULD EITHER GET FLU OR OMICRON. DEPARTMENT HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY SEEN A LOW TURNOUT FOR THE OMICRON BOOSTER SHOT SINCE ITS LAST MONTH. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY ABOUT 19% OF NEW MEXICANS WHO ELIGIBLE AND OVER 65 YEARS OLD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR BOOSTER. ABOUT 10% OF PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. AND OVER 18 YEARS OLD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR BOOSTER. AND WE REALLY LIKE TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS INCREASE. PORTABLE VACCINE FATIGUE MAY BE TO BLAME. AND I THINK WHEN YOU CONTINUALLY TALK AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING, THEY JUST THEIR BLINDERS ON AND THEY DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ANYMORE. DR. VESA SANDOVAL WITH LOVELESS HEALTH SYSTEMS, SAYS NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TAKE THINGS LIGHTLY. MOVING INTO THE WINTER SEASON, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE THE PRECAUTION THAT THEY NEED T

Low Covid Booster shot turnout for New Mexico; flu season concerns

NMDOH officials believe “vaccine fatigue” is to blame: “I think when you continually talk and encourage people to do something, they just put their blinders on and they don’t want to hear it anymore,” said NMDOH official, Jodi McGinnis Porter.

Since the release of the Omicron booster shot Sept. 2, 2022, New Mexico Department of Health officials said New Mexico has received low numbers for the vaccine, which has sparked a cause of concern. “Early on in the pandemic, we were leading the nation in vaccinations and we’re not seeing that now,” said Jodi Mcginnis Porter, communications director for NMDOH. “Unfortunately, only about 19% of New Mexico or New Mexicans who are eligible and over 65 years old have gotten their booster. About 10% of people in New Mexico who are eligible and over 18 years old have gotten their booster, and we’d really like to see those numbers increase.NMDOH officials believe “vaccine fatigue” is to blame.”I think when you continually talk and encourage people to do something, they just put their blinders on and they don’t want to hear it anymore.,” Porter said. “I suspect it’s vaccine fatigue, but now is not the time to suffer from vaccine fatigue. Winter is coming. We’re in fall. We’re spending more time indoors, and it’s really important because viral infections spread more when we are in closer proximity and when we’re indoors.”Since its release, NMDOH said it’s important to get one, if eligible. “New Mexicans are not going out and getting their booster,” Porter said. “We really want you to be safe and have a lovely holiday season with your families. You can’t do that if you’re not vaccinated, and you’re exposed to COVID-19.”With flu season here, doctors advise everyone to be on alert.Dr. Vesta Sandoval, chief Medical Officer for Lovelace Health System believes now is not the time to take things lightly. “We’re going to experience a flu season that is going to probably rougher than the flu season, as we’ve seen in the recent past,” Sandoval said. “Certainly, if you put flu and COVID together, it’s a deadly combination. It’s very important to seek out either your primary care doctor, a source of Department of Health website or a pharmacy and get your additional COVID booster shot. Flu season, right now in New Mexico, is just beginning. We’ve had 12 cases of flu A and a case if flu B reported. We’re still less than 1% at this point. All indications are that flu is going to really increase quite a bit this year. Moving into the winter season, we want to encourage everybody to take the precautions that they need to and be preventative, get your shots.””We encourage all New Mexicans and individuals and families, especially kids, parents of kids, please go get your Omicron booster and your flu vaccine for maximum protection this fall and winter season,” Porter said.For more information, visit nmealth.org.

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Since the release of the Omicron booster shot Sept. 2, 2022, New Mexico Department of Health officials said New Mexico has received low numbers for the vaccine, which has sparked a cause of concern.

“Early on in the pandemic, we were leading the nation in vaccinations and we’re not seeing that now,” said Jodi Mcginnis Porter, communications director for NMDOH. “Unfortunately, only about 19% of New Mexico or New Mexicans who are eligible and over 65 years old have gotten their booster. About 10% of people in New Mexico who are eligible and over 18 years old have gotten their booster, and we’d really like to see those numbers increase.

NMDOH officials believe “vaccine fatigue” is to blame.

“I think when you continually talk and encourage people to do something, they just put their blinders on and they don’t want to hear it anymore.,” Porter said. “I suspect it’s vaccine fatigue, but now is not the time to suffer from vaccine fatigue. Winter is coming. We’re in fall. We’re spending more time indoors, and it’s really important because viral infections spread more when we are in closer proximity and when we’re indoors.”

Since its release, NMDOH said it’s important to get one, if eligible.

“New Mexicans are not going out and getting their booster,” Porter said. “We really want you to be safe and have a lovely holiday season with your families. You can’t do that if you’re not vaccinated, and you’re exposed to COVID-19.”

With flu season here, doctors advise everyone to be on alert.

Dr. Vesta Sandoval, chief Medical Officer for Lovelace Health System believes now is not the time to take things lightly.

“We’re going to experience a flu season that is going to probably rougher than the flu season, as we’ve seen in the recent past,” Sandoval said. “Certainly, if you put flu and COVID together, it’s a deadly combination. It’s very important to seek out either your primary care doctor, a source of Department of Health website or a pharmacy and get your additional COVID booster shot. Flu season, right now in New Mexico, is just beginning. We’ve had 12 cases of flu A and a case if flu B reported. We’re still less than 1% at this point. All indications are that flu is going to really increase quite a bit this year. Moving into the winter season, we want to encourage everybody to take the precautions that they need to and be preventative, get your shots.”

“We encourage all New Mexicans and individuals and families, especially kids, parents of kids, please go get your Omicron booster and your flu vaccine for maximum protection this fall and winter season,” Porter said.

For more information, visit nmealth.org.