New Mexico health officials send text about 4th COVID-19 shot

February 23, 2022 steven

If you are immunocompromised, the New Mexico Department of Health is recommending you get another COVID-19 booster.People whose vaccine records indicate that they are immunocompromised may have received a text from the state health department about receiving their fourth shot, or second booster.This comes as federal agencies are monitoring the possibility of recommending a fourth shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is “is indeed continually looking at the emerging data on the pandemic and variants in the United States and overseas in order to evaluate the potential utility and composition of booster doses,” FDA spokesperson Alison Hunt wrote in an email to CNN on Friday. An FDA director told CNN that the fourth dose might be recommended into the fall, which coincides with the administration of flu shots, which could be convenient for people and makes sense scientifically because respiratory viruses — like the coronavirus and influenza — tend to peak in the winter months that follow.Nationwide, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are drastically dropping as the threatening spike from the omicron variant continues to wane.In New Mexico, the seven-day average for cases is 482 as of Feb. 18, compared to Jan. 18’s seven-day average of 5,280 cases, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.State data also show hospitalizations are currently at 322.Immunocompromised individuals in New Mexico seeking their fourth COVID-19 shot can do so here, or call 1-855-600-3453.Click here for the latest guidance on COVID-19 boosters from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

If you are immunocompromised, the New Mexico Department of Health is recommending you get another COVID-19 booster.

People whose vaccine records indicate that they are immunocompromised may have received a text from the state health department about receiving their fourth shot, or second booster.

This comes as federal agencies are monitoring the possibility of recommending a fourth shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is “is indeed continually looking at the emerging data on the pandemic and variants in the United States and overseas in order to evaluate the potential utility and composition of booster doses,” FDA spokesperson Alison Hunt wrote in an email to CNN on Friday.

An FDA director told CNN that the fourth dose might be recommended into the fall, which coincides with the administration of flu shots, which could be convenient for people and makes sense scientifically because respiratory viruses — like the coronavirus and influenza — tend to peak in the winter months that follow.

Nationwide, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are drastically dropping as the threatening spike from the omicron variant continues to wane.

In New Mexico, the seven-day average for cases is 482 as of Feb. 18, compared to Jan. 18’s seven-day average of 5,280 cases, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.

State data also show hospitalizations are currently at 322.