The Southern Nevada Health District strongly recommends that people wear masks in public indoor places and stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations.
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As cases of COVID-19 plummet, overall doses administered also are at their lowest point since the first week of vaccinations in mid-December 2020.
February emerged as the fourth deadliest month of the pandemic in Clark County, with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths reported since vaccinations became widely available, public health data shows.
Doctors, nurses, patients and others gathered for a nondenominational prayer service Thursday to boost the morale of frontline health care workers.
Las Vegan Emma Burkey hopes to again walk, hold a baby, after rare reaction to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Steve Sisolak’s medical advisory team isn’t discussing lifting the mandate; Las Vegas mayor says it’s time and that “the public is not stupid.”
After being locked out by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital volunteers are again boosting morale, helping stretched staff and reaping the benefits of “doing something useful.”
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.
The Southern Nevada Health District awaits guidance from the state on whether young, healthy casino workers and those in other occupations are eligible.
New data and anecdotal reports in Clark County indicate that cases and hospitalizations involving kids with COVID-19 have increased sharply.
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.
One official says the new vaccine clinic on seating near the 50-yard line in the Las Vegas Raiders’ stadium offers a $50,000 view.
With the county’s two mass vaccination clinics scheduled to close next month, health officials are looking for ways to get more newly eligible adolescents inoculated.
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.
Clark County and Southern Nevada Health District officials debuted Tuesday the valley’s first large-scale, drive-thru vaccination site.