Will New Mexico reach its reopening goal on time?
At the pace seen over the last few weeks, the state would reach its 60% goal around June 25, which would delay fully reopening until July 9  The state has bumped up its incentives in order to encourage more vaccinations. People will get $100 if they get their second shot or their one and only Johnson and Johnson shot Monday through Thursday, and the state will send $1 million to any county that achieves a 10% bump in the percent of people fully vaccinated before the clock strikes midnight Thursday night. The county-by-county map for completed vaccinations shows most of the lowest rates are in the southeastern part of New Mexico. Roosevelt is the lowest at 28%. In the more populated areas, Eddy County stands at 35%, while Chavez and Lee counties are at 37%. Eddy County leaders say they've been working hard to get shots in arms. We're trying to encourage everybody and anybody to get a vaccination and trying to provide an opportunity to do it, said Eddy County Manager Allen Davis. Davis emphasized that getting the vaccine is a choice and that many people are still choosing not to do so. He also brought up the fact that many people have traveled to Texas to get vaccinated. New Mexico health officials have previously said that they often can't count those people in the states totals. Leaders in southeastern counties told KOB 4 Monday that they feel like they've been giving their residents all the opportunities needed to get vaccinated. Theyve hosted events and will continue to do so. Many feel that there's not much more they can do in just four days on such short notice.