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.
The state’s medical schools are seeing growing interest — as measured by applications for admission — during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Five of the state’s seven degree-granting schools saw a decline in students for the fall semester, which wrapped up this month. The exceptions: UNLV and Nevada State College.
Despite rising COVID-19 case rates, the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority will continue allowing some in-person classes in counties with elevated virus transmission.
Tania Webb’s advanced theater students in Las Vegas created a 36-minute children’s puppet theater show using common household items.
Nevada State Public Charter School Authority Executive Director Rebecca Feiden said she doesn’t anticipate recommending changes to in-person learning guidance.
Presentations by college and university presidents at Friday’s Board of Regents meeting indicate no rush to return to in-person learning.