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.
The state says the call center will be available 12 hours per day, seven days per week to help residents understand the vaccination process in their county.
Nevada reported 1,020 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 deaths over the preceding day, according to state data posted Wednesday.
The new briefings, beginning just a week into the president’s tenure, are meant as an explicit rejection of his predecessor’s approach to the coronavirus outbreak.
“If it doesn’t get fixed, it’s going to get worse,” said Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who blamed a cumbersome bureaucratic process for creating a delay in delivery of vaccines.
A handful of Nevada’s small-business owners gathered in a virtual setting Tuesday afternoon to air their concerns with Gov. Steve Sisolak and other state leaders on the financial impact COVID-19 has had on their business and employees.
Clark County School District employees can now register for future appointments to get COVID-19 vaccines after confusion at vaccination sites last week.
The appointment-only site will offer COVID-19 vaccine to those who received their first shot at Western High School, Cashman Center or the Southern Nevada Health District’s main office.
The new president has been under pressure from state and local elected officials for more COVID vaccines.
The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remained the highest in the state last month at 10.4 percent, even as the local economy adds more jobs, a new report shows.
Wide-spread logistical problems hindering the rollout have spurred the Nevada congressional delegation to pressure the Biden administration to streamline the process.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 956 new coronavirus cases and 59 additional fatalities, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Banks across Nevada tasked with processing the loans for small businesses are reporting a steady pipeline of demand.
Many of Nevada’s elected officials and their staff members qualify for priority COVID-19 vaccinations under state or federal standards, but the process remains muddled.
The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory has detected the first known Nevada case of the coronavirus strain first identified in the U.K.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for more vaccine, with local and federal officials echoing the call.
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