More Nevadans have warmed to the idea of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 over the past five months, according to a new poll.
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The Washoe County Health District said it received about 3,600 doses in its first shipment of the newly approved drug.
Gov. Steve Sisolak provided an update on Nevada’s COVID-19 vaccination playbook, education and youth sports on Wednesday.
Many Nevadans who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose are close to the recommended time for their second dose and questions are being raised about delays.
Southern Nevada Health District posted Monday morning that “frontline community support” workers can schedule an appointment.
“Our primary goal is to ensure we don’t let any doses go to waste. We want to maximize every dose that comes into the state — and avoid expired or unused doses,” he said.
The fatalities from the disease and new cases of COVID-19 reported by the state over the preceding day were well above the 14-day rolling averages.
Nevada recorded 2,470 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 deaths from the disease over the preceding day, according to state data posted Wednesday.
The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine was given to a Las Vegas ICU nurse on Monday.
Gov. Sisolak announced Sunday that the “statewide pause” put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 will be extended into January and that the state will re-implement a moratorium on most residential evictions.
With the first COVID-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Nevada on Monday, officials are making final preparations to distribute doses to health care workers.
Nevada on Wednesday reported 3,053 new coronavirus cases and 25 additional deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
There were 2,912 new coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, along with 24 additional fatalities, state data shows.
Hospital officials are alarmed by steeply rising COVID-19 cases in Northern Nevada.
Despite the increase in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Steve Sisolak said there will be no new directives or restrictions coming for the Silver State.
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