COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Everyone 6 months of age and older should get at least one dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
The agency is hoping to blunt any surge in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations as part of a shift to treating the vaccine like getting a yearly flu shot.
The latest variant of COVID-19, BA.2.86, was not found in Southern Nevada as of last week, according to wastewater data.
Figures show hospital admissions for the coronavirus climbing both statewide and in Clark County.
Southern Nevada Health District will continue to provide free vaccine and testing, though not as widely.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu and RSV continued to decline in the Silver State, according to health officials.
For the first time since September, daily new cases of COVID-19 dropped below 100 in Clark County, reaching some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.