COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
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Virtual concert series benefits Meals on Wheels; local nonprofits receive donations of women’s hygiene products.
Las Vegas health officials say vaccinations dropped sharply in March, April; they stress that it’s riskier to put off kids’ shots than to take them to doctors’ offices.
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