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 Henderson man credits an experimental treatment for COVID-19 with saving his life and his wife’s.
California Gov. Gavin Newsoms office said Saturday it will issue revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the states ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic, but left in place restrictions on singing and chanting.
Nevada on Saturday reported 898 new coronavirus cases and 33 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Public health officials have warned against complacency regarding the spread of the coronavirus and urged caution on Super Bowl weekend.
The Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t bar indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it can keep for now a ban on singing and chanting indoors.
The Southern Nevada Health District has expanded the number of appointments available this weekend for residents eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Walk-ins for people who need the second COVID-19 vaccine began Friday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, but only for those who received their first dose at least 28 days ago.
Access to immunizations is merely the newest public health predicament faced disproportionately by people of color.
Nevada on Friday reported 897 new coronavirus cases, along with 39 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday announced an initiative aimed at distributing the coronavirus vaccine more equitably across racial and ethnic groups in Clark County.
Large Las Vegas venues including T-Mobile Arena are being considered as potential COVID-19 vaccination sites as the state works to speed up distribution efforts.
Nevada no longer has one of the worst COVID-19 vaccination rates per capita in the U.S., according to federal data released Thursday.
The College of Southern Nevada received the nearly $7 million grant from the federal CARES Act Recovery Assistance program to build an educational facility adjacent to the Historic Westside School to teach skills in demand for high-paying jobs.
The clinic administering second doses of COVID-19 vaccine will accept some walk-in patients for the next month, the Southern Nevada Health District said Thursday.
Nevada on Thursday reported 889 new coronavirus cases and 51 additional deaths over the preceding day, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.