ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s lieutenant governor wants educators to be be among the first people to get access to coronavirus vaccines, along with health care workers, as the first doses become available in coming months.
The statement from Lieutenant Gov. Howie Morales on Thursday comes as New Mexico’s initial batch of vaccines have been slated to go to hospitals for use with personnel who have had high or medium risk exposure to the virus.
A priority also is being placed on staff and residents at long-term care facilities. Morales said it is imperative for schools to reopen for classroom teaching and that the vaccine is need to pave the way.