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 rollout comes after last week’s recommendation from the CDC that seniors and others at high risk for COVID-19 get a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 1,361 new coronavirus cases and 35 deaths over the preceding day.
They’ve been warned, ridiculed, cajoled, induced, even threatened, but they still have not received the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what they said when we asked them to explain.
The rise in misinformation is playing a significant part in many Nevadans deciding not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, experts say.
Updated numbers posted by the state Department of Health and Human Services on the state’s coronavirus website pushed the state totals to 393,188 cases and 6,539 deaths.