{"id":47922,"date":"2025-09-26T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47922"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:51:59","slug":"nms-chief-medical-officer-on-covid-vaccine-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nms-chief-medical-officer-on-covid-vaccine-access\/","title":{"rendered":"NM\u2019s Chief Medical Officer on COVID Vaccine Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COVID Vaccine Access in NM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZdn1ggXWwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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