Growing numbers of cases of a third respiratory virus have concerned officials, who also say we’re not defenseless against the threat.
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The tests first became available to order through the federal government last week.
As the FDA halts the use of Regeneron and Eli Lilly treatments for COVID-19, the supply remains scarce of a newer drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology.
The couple were married for a year in the 1970s before going their separate ways. But on Tuesday, they remarried at MountainView Hospital.
Las Vegas’ only major COVID-19 testing site experienced what officials called record-breaking demand on Sunday night, as lines caused traffic delays and hourslong waits.
Clark County reported 326 new COVID-19 deaths and no new deaths during the previous day, the Southern Nevada Health District reported Friday.
The White House said the U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region beginning Monday.
The Southern Nevada Health District announced Tuesday that booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson Johnson vaccine, in addition to the Pfizer vaccine, are available at its clinics for those who are eligible.
Clark County on Tuesday recorded 298 new coronavirus cases and 19 deaths as three of its four key metrics showed day-over-day declines.
Despite the high daily numbers, three of the state’s four leading metrics for the disease caused by the new coronavirus have been trending slightly lower in recent weeks.
The record totals since the state halted weekend reporting in mid-April came as the state test positivity rate for the disease jumped to 13.5 percent.
Desert Springs Hospital worker Filbert John S. Aquino was remembered for trying protecting everyone: “He’d rather take the bullet.”
Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Janssen vaccine will be offered as well as the Pfizer vaccine.
Washoe County health officials say they’ve identified 31 new cases of the COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom over the past two weeks.
Additional first dose appointments have also been opened at Cashman Center through Saturday, the Southern Nevada Health District said in a news release.
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