The New México Department of Health and Public Education Department recently announced a partnership with local pharmacies to provide back-to-school COVID-19 vaccinations for students 12 years and older.
Participating pharmacies have committed to giving free COVID vaccines without appointments through Aug. 15.
“New México schools are eager to welcome students back for a safe, healthy new school year. To that end, it’s critical that children get all their required and recommended immunizations well ahead of time, and that includes the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 and up,” Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart said. “We are so grateful to New México pharmacies for making this as easy as possible for parents and families with convenient walk-in hours for COVID shots.”
“New México has led the nation in adult vaccinations, and now we encourage parents to get their children vaccinated as quickly as possible,” said DOH Cabinet Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins. “Every New Mexican who gets vaccinated is taking a step to protect themselves and their loved ones — and helping prevent the virus from doing further damage.”
“Every New Mexican who gets vaccinated is taking a step to protect themselves and their loved ones — and helping prevent the virus from doing further damage.”
Dr. Tracie Collins, New México Department of Health
Depending on the pharmacy, the walk-in hours vary: 2-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or 2-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 9 a.m-noon.
Here is a list of participating pharmacies around the state and their walk-in hours.
Please note: CVS and Walgreens will service walk-in patients anytime their pharmacies are open. We would also like to encourage parents to have their child’s confirmation code from the DOH portal – vaccineNM.org – ready when they arrive at a pharmacy.
For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine, please visit cv.nmhealth.org.
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