Launching “Health Care Week in Nevada,” he delivers flowers to a Las Vegas nurse practitioner and hears from members of a group of nurses from the Philippines.
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There have been more than 500 vaccine breakthrough infections of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated casino workers in Clark County, a number similar to that of health care workers.
The Southern Nevada Health District awaits guidance from the state on whether young, healthy casino workers and those in other occupations are eligible.
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom is proposing using federal coronavirus relief funds to give $100 to every person who gets vaccinated, the latest incentive to be offered in Nevada.
Gov. Steve Sisolak revealed Thursday that Nevada’s new COVID-19 vaccine incentive promotional program will provide $5 million in cash and prizes for eligible residents who have been vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccines were administered Saturday at the Las Vegas Ballpark.
The jets are lined up eight deep, F-16s with muzzles and tail fins painted a star-spangled red, white and blue. The Thunderbirds are ready to roll.
More than a million first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Clark County, the Southern Nevada Health District announced in a press release Tuesday.
The father and grandfather is the first person in the world to receive a combination of two experimental drugs, according to Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada.
The health district’s chief health officer says about 50 percent of eligible Clark County residents 16 and older has received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine. Clark County has set a threshold of 60 percent before fully reopening.
After a record day Tuesday, the Cashman Center site in Las Vegas will close on May 5.
Clark County unveiled the “Back to Life” campaign on Monday, encouraging Black residents to get immunized when eligible.
Demand remains high for vaccine in Clark County and is expected to increase as eligibility expands, public health officials say, suggesting “overwhelming” crowds may lie ahead.
The long lines at the Las Vegas Convention Center were in part due to a high number of people seeking walk-in appointments, the Southern Nevada Health District said.
In another small milestone in the battle against COVID-19, members of the public on Tuesday began receiving vaccine shots at a Las Vegas Convention Center clinic dedicated to “second dosers.”