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.
A study from the University of Nevada, Reno, found testing of wastewater could reveal spikes in infections a week before the uptick in infections showed in testing from people.
Testing from a UNLV researcher’s team showed the more contagious UK coronavirus variant showed up in sewage samples from December.
The city of Henderson and the Southern Nevada Health District will offer free coronavirus testing on three dates over the next two weeks.