Immunization Program

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Farmington Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Me... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s McKinley County Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record a... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Cibola County Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic at the Cineport 10 Theater in Las Cruces. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record a... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Mid-Town Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medi... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Portales Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medi... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Primary Care Association and the New Mexico Immunization Coalition, along with our managed care partners, Molina, United Healthcare and Presbyterian, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico are working together to make sure that all New Mexico... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Hobbs Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medicai... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Ruidoso Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medic... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that coverage levels for the three vaccines routinely recommended for adolescent boys and girls increased in 2013. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Lovington Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Med... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health announces back-to-school immunizations are available at its West Las Cruces Immunization Center by appointment only. The center is working in conjunction with the Got Shots? Protect Tots! immunization campaign. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Taos Public Health Office will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy of their child’s shot record and Medicaid... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Espanola Public Health Office will be partnering with El Centro Family Health to host a back to school immunization clinic. The immunization clinic is open to the public and immunizations will be administered at no cost. All parents have to do is bring a copy... « read more »

Thanks to immunization, we can now protect infants and children from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before age two, and the National Immunization Survey consistently shows childhood immunization rates for vaccines routinely recommended for children remain at or near record levels. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health this week observes the 20th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (April 26th – May 3rd) and encourages parents to talk with their child’s doctor about getting up-to-date on vaccines—particularly as summer activities approach. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting an increase in the number of cases of chickenpox in school-aged children in the Albuquerque area over the past few weeks. The Department has investigated 8 reported cases since February 3rd, 2014, compared to 3 total cases that were reported in the s... « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health reports a decrease in people seeing their doctor for influenza-like illness. However, another flu death occurred in the 2013-2014 season. The new death reported is a 69-year-old woman from Bernalillo County. So far five influenza deaths ranging from 45 to 79 ye... « read more »

Pneumococcal disease, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, is one of the most common causes of pneumonia among New Mexicans. So far this year, approximately 300 people in New Mexico have been diagnosed with severe pneumococcal disease. « read more »

The New Mexico Department of Health is reminding New Mexicans that it’s not too late to get vaccinated against the flu. The holiday season is time for gatherings, office parties and shopping. Coincidentally, colds and the flu tend to flourish during this time as well. « read more »