ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is edging closer to a goal of having 60% of residents 16 and older vaccinated.
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wanted to get there by Thursday so the state could fully reopen by July 1.
Vaccinations have been inching up roughly by a couple tenths of a percent daily. State data showed the rate at 58.7% on Wednesday afternoon. State officials say 21,307 people would need to get their booster shots or the one-time Johnson & Johnson vaccine to hit the mark.
New Mexico Human Services Secretary David Scrase said the data will be reviewed Friday and that state officials will be focused on “doing the right thing for the people of New Mexico.”