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US opens second COVID booster shot for 50 and up

There’s evidence protection can wane particularly in higher-risk groups, and for them another booster “will help save lives,” FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said.

New COVID-19 cases in US surge to highest levels on record

More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to the highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average

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FDA clears doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine for young kids

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Biden orders tough vaccination rules for federal workers

Federal workers will be required to attest they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules.

UNLV COVID vaccination site to close

The COVID-19 vaccination site at UNLV will close to first-dose appointments and walk-ins on May 7, university president Keith E. Whitfield announced Thursday.

 
Nevada wages war on coronavirus mutants

Nevada is fighting coronavirus variants through genetic sequencing, using the data for contact tracing to slow their spread and, soon, to aid the development of new vaccines.

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