LAS CRUCES – The Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum has been offering free COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesdays since October; and the New Mexico Emergency Management Agency on Monday highlighted the program for residents who wish to be vaccinated.
As the state has worked to expand vaccine providers and move vaccination away from mass vaccination events and into more routine care settings, the demand for vaccines, as well as supplies sent to the state by federal agencies, has increased.
The state Ministry of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reminded that vaccinations are also available at the museum.
Gregory Blok will receive a vaccine on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at a clinic offering COVID-19 vaccinations at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.
The supplies allotted to the museum for December 7th and 14th would likely cover more than 500 cans a day.
The program continues to offer service only on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with primary and booster doses of the adult vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson and Johnson available. According to the instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people may have a booster dose of a different vaccine than the one used for their main treatment.
Flu vaccinations will also be available, and health officials say individuals can safely get both of them with one visit.
The museum has been offering the Tuesday vaccination campaigns to the public free of charge since October. Wheelchairs are available for visitors, and upon receipt of a picture, visitors are promised free entry to the rest of the museum for the whole day.
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Participants are asked to register for the event online at http://VaccineNM.org/registration. A telephone service is available for those in need at 855-600-3453, option 3.
The museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road.
A sign outside the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces welcomes visitors receiving COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
On Monday, the state Department of Health reported 3,794 new cases over three days, including the weekend, bringing the total for the state to 324,311 since the New Mexico pandemic began in March 2020.
While 84 percent of these cases were classified as recovered, over 5,400 have proven fatal. The state’s test-positive rate remained at about 14 percent, and hospital stays continue to weigh on the health system in the state, where eight hospitals have established emergency care standards.
This article originally appeared in Las Cruces Sun-News: Farm and Ranch Museum Prepares for December COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
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