The Metropolitan Police Department is requiring new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Tuesday.
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“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 federal facility has experienced the largest outbreak of any detention center in Nevada, with at least 102 inmates testing positive since the start of the pandemic.
Clark County’s sheriff and district attorney offered assurances that the criminal justice system is continuing to protect the community during the coronavirus pandemic.
The city of Las Vegas also has apparently changed its stance against enforcement of Gov. Steve Sisolak’s Friday order for all nonessential businesses to close as a measure to curb the coronavirus outbreak.