Three of Clark County’s four main COVID-19 metrics improved this week, but the steady decline of new cases of the disease since mid-August slowed to a near standstill.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
President Joe Biden, an ardent advocate for COVID-19 vaccinations and adhering to national mask guidelines, was chided by critics recently for apparent lapses in protocol.
New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations edged higher in Clark County for the second straight day Thursday as deaths and the test positivity rate remained unchanged.
Deaths remained flat while the county’s test positivity rate for new coronavirus infections dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 6.0 percent.
The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.
Separate lawsuits filed in Clark County District Court and U.S. District Court argue that the edict should be thrown out, with one seeking $200 million in restitution.
The measure, approved by a House committee on Tuesday, also would require the TSA to come up with better ways to communicate with those with vision or hearing impairment.
Clark County on Tuesday recorded 298 new coronavirus cases and 19 deaths as three of its four key metrics showed day-over-day declines.
Both metrics were up over the preceding three days, while deaths and the test positivity rate in the county added to recent improvements, local and state data show.