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Testing New Mexicans for COVID-19

A nurse holds up a vial reading "COVID-19 TEST".

May 8, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs takes a close look at the state’s COVID-19 testing capability with Sec. Kathyleen Kunkel of the New Mexico Department of Health. New Mexico has the capacity to test more than 5,000 people a day, but routinely falls thousands of tests short of that mark. While the back…

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COVID-19: Searching for a Vaccine

Gloved hands insert a syringe into a vial, with hands in the background holding a sign that reads "COVID19".

May 1, 2020 – There are now more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States and more deaths in just two months than in the entire Vietnam conflict. Many experts agree developing a vaccine against the coronavirus is key to vanquishing it and fully reopening our society, but how long will…

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