As Nevadans line up for a shot to fend off the coronavirus, we answer 11 frequently asked questions about the vaccine and invite you to submit your own queries.
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Nevada has a priority system for giving the shots to stop the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Your “tier” will determine when you get yours.
Young people, who tend not to get as sick from the coronavirus, are largely behind the recent surge in the state to record case levels, even as deaths have been declining.
Caleb Cage, COVID-19 response director, and Julia Peek, a deputy administrator with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, will lead the online briefing at 11 a.m.
Testing of front-line health care workers, first responders and the general public will begin in Northern Nevada. Southern Nevada is expected to begin testing in June.
The first pieces of the state’s plan to vastly expand testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus are expected as soon as Friday.
Although Nevada and Clark County might be near a peak in COVID-19 cases — or possibly even have passed it — local health authorities say that doesn’t mean the worst is over.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday that it had issued a cease-and-desist order to Sahara West Urgent Care and Wellness in Las Vegas.
Mathematical models aim to chart the path of the new coronavirus in the U.S. and Nevada, but the outcomes can vary wildly depending on basic assumptions about the disease.
The number of confirmed cases in Clark County increased from 350 to 443 overnight, while the state reported an increase from 420 to 535 late Thursday