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.
With COVID-19 infections on the rise as a result of the omicron variant and thousands of people expected for New Year’s Eve celebrations, agents will step up inspections.
Kroger, which owns Smith’s Food & Drug stores in the Las Vegas Valley, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated.
The company will soon require unvaccinated hourly employees to pay $38 for each on-site COVID-19 test, and those who don’t comply will not be allowed to work.
MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle said Monday that just 90 out of more than 6,000 workers affected by the company’s mandatory vaccine policy left the company rather than get the COVID-19 vaccine.
MGM Resorts International and Westgate implemented new policies in recent months that require some employees to be vaccinated. Both policies took effect Friday.
The fast-food chain is deploying corporate workers to its restaurants to help address the nation’s ongoing labor shortage.
Popularization of a drug that some are using as a way to treat COVID-19 has created increased demand for the veterinary form of the medicine in Las Vegas, some veterinary medicine practitioners say.
Fans heading to Sunday’s Raiders-Chicago Bears game at Allegiant Stadium who wish to take part in the alternate covid vaccine screening process are urged to do so ahead of the game.
After a visitation bounceback month in July, travelers slowed the pace in August and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority believes the delta variant caused it.
Between Friday and Sunday 330 more fans received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on site at Allegiant Stadium, according to the Raiders.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will get more than half of the $13.65 million in federal pandemic recovery funds to help market tourism.
According to the Raiders, 287 fans got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine outside of Allegiant Stadium on game day, allowing them to attend Monday’s game.
The National Association of Broadcasters show is one of Las Vegas’ top three annual trade show gatherings by attendance. The annual convention was set to take place Oct. 9-13.
A new policy took effect Monday that requires COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for all new hires, Resorts World said in a statement.
Shortages on raw materials and a skilled workforce have hit an industry that’s much needed in the Las Vegas summer heat: air conditioning.
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