COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
The mobile clinic in the parking lot of the Bob Ruud Community Center will also operate on Friday and Saturday.
MWynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Matt Maddox in a video asks workers to get vaccinated. Those who don’t will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test every week.
“I believe in the business that we are in, it’s important for us to protect ourselves and the community that we interact with on a daily basis,” the sheriff said.
The program is being offered to North Las Vegas residents via the Lyft rideshare service. Verification of a vaccine appointment is required.
The number of Nevadans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 that later tested positive for the disease has almost doubled. Most are in Clark County.
MGM Resorts is expanding its on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinic to entertainers and employees at leased outlets.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is pushing licensees to get workers vaccinated quickly, and they’re responding with some offering incentives like gift cards and paid time off.
Between 4,500 and 5,000 appointments were booked for Tuesday at a mass vaccination site in downtown Las Vegas, less than its 7,000 capacity.
New research suggests the protection the Moderna vaccine gives against COVID-19 lasts for at least six months.
Gov. Steve Sisolak welcomed a pair of FEMA trucks to Nevada that he says will help rural residents get the COVID-19 vaccine.
There was a 15-minute wait to get a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Southern Nevada Health District offices early Monday as eligibility expanded to all Nevadans 16 and up.
“Folks in Las Vegas and senators traveling home won’t be able to miss this message,” Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison says of the outsized ad.
While getting a COVID-19 vaccination has become almost routine over the past several weeks, that wasn’t the case for vaccine clinical trial participants.
All Nevadans 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending mobile units to Nevada to help rural and tribal residents receive a COVID-19 vaccination.