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.
Pfizer and Moderna announced the Food and Drug Administration’s decision after at least 10 states already had started offering boosters to all adults.
Clark County saw three of its four key COVID-19 metrics rise on Thursday, including a ninth-straight increase in its test positivity rate.
Updated figures posted by the Southern Nevada Health District pushed totals to the county to 339,123 cases and 6,096 deaths.
Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a likely launch this winter of a promising treatment that can be taken at home.
The company will soon require unvaccinated hourly employees to pay $38 for each on-site COVID-19 test, and those who don’t comply will not be allowed to work.
University Medical Center has provided the treatment to more than 300 patients. New funding will grow operations.
Three employee unions say no formal negotiations have occurred yet with the Clark County School District after the School Board approval of COVID-19 vaccinations on Sept. 2.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 527 new coronavirus cases and 13 deaths during the preceding day, as hospitalizations continued to creep higher.
Hospitalizations, test positivity rate and deaths all rose slightly from Friday through Sunday, while new cases declined by an average of one per day, new data show.
It is not unusual for patients recovering from certain viruses, such as West Nile virus or even the flu, to have ongoing complications. But long COVID is more prevalent, more severe and longer lasting.
New cases and test positivity rate register double-digit percentage gains while 100 more COVID-19 patients are in county hospital beds compared to two weeks ago.
Clark County on Thursday reported 581 new coronavirus cases and five deaths over the preceding day, but statewide reporting and other metrics were not available.
California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter surge of coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
Clark County on Wednesday added 359 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths as the test positivity rate jumped for a second straight day.
Over the cries of protesters, public health officials urge parents to get their kids inoculated as community clinics begin administering pediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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