To target the socioeconomically disadvantaged community, public health officials used a senior center membership roster to fill appointments at the “pop-up” immunization site.
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New highly-contagious coronavirus variants have intensified concerns about spread across the U.S. One strain was reported in Nevada this week.
The site, located in Exhibit Hall B of Cashman Center, 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd., is operating 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Saturday this week.
The Food and Drug Administration in October approved remdesivir for emergency use on hospitalized patients. The trial is aimed at determining its efficacy.
About one-third of Las Vegas Fire Rescue Department’s firefighters, engineers and paramedics, had received the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday.
Some of those receiving the vaccine at one Las Vegas site Tuesday said they didn’t make an appointment and weren’t asked for ID, despite a policy requiring both.
Las Vegas and Clark County were among the many communities across the U.S. participating in a national remembrance for the 400,000-plus people who have succumbed to the coronavirus.
Southern Nevada Health District posted Monday morning that “frontline community support” workers can schedule an appointment.
As the scourge of COVID-19 has swept across Nevada, one east Las Vegas community — the 89110 ZIP code — has experienced the worst of it.
Clark County officials urge patience amid issues with coronavirus vaccination scheduling websites — and even more patience will be required once more groups become eligible for the vaccine next week.
The updated figures posted to the state Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website brought cumulative totals for Nevada to 253,985 cases and 3,596 deaths.
The Southern Nevada Health District and other agencies in Clark County launch COVID-19 vaccinations for older residents.
Restaurant owners say they can’t figure it out: If they’re such a danger to the public, why aren’t their employees higher in priority in the COVID vaccination plan?
As hospitals filled with COVID-19 patients this weekend, a St. Rose Domincan hospital issued a disaster declaration after reaching 137 percent capacity in its ICU.
“Our primary goal is to ensure we don’t let any doses go to waste. We want to maximize every dose that comes into the state — and avoid expired or unused doses,” he said.
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