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Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC)

COVID Vaccines for Seniors and People Living with Disabilities

Press Release from New Mexico's Aging and Long-Term Services Department NEW MEXICO – The State’s Aging and Long-Term Services Department [ALTSD] has announced that by Friday, January 22nd all 309 of New Mexico’s Nursing Homes and...

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NM 5-Actions Program™ Overview, Jan 31 @ 5pm MT

If you are a person who has experienced substance use and/or behavioral addictions in your life, we invite you to join NM 5-Actions Program™ at 5:00 p.m. MT on Sunday, January 31 to learn about this new free self-guided program that can...

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COVID-19 Vaccine – Updates & What to Expect

Currently, two vaccines are authorized and recommended to prevent COVID-19, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Because the U.S. supply of COVID-19 vaccine is limited at first, CDC has provided recommendations to...

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Eviction Moratorium Extended

National Eviction Moratorium Overview On September 1, 2020 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a temporary national moratorium on most evictions for nonpayment of rent to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The CDC...

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COVID-19 Vaccine & People with Disabilities – FEMA

The most recent newsletter from FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination on January 4, 2021 highlights a Question & Answer session between Linda Mastandrea (director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination)...

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Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

New Mexicans may now order free, at-home, self-administered COVID-19 saliva tests, with accurate laboratory-confirmed results returned within 24-48 hours of receipt of the sample. You can order your free, at-home test from Vault Health....

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