In addition, seasonal vaccines — including flu and RSV — are also available for all recommended age groups.
COVID-19
A panel of advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to recommend this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone, leaving the choice up to those who want a shot.
The Southern Nevada Health District said that, after updated guidance from federal officials, it is preparing to administer the updated COVID-19 vaccine.
The FDA’s framework for the new COVID-19 vaccines presents new barriers to access for millions of Americans who would have to prove their risk.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
The state has used just over half of its $2.7 billion of pandemic-era federal stimulus funds. Democratic lawmakers said the remaining money’s future is “clear as mud.”
The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines designed to target recent strains of the coronavirus.
Six lawsuits allege that a Las Vegas casino operator wrongfully terminated employees who refused the mandatory COVID-19 vaccines due to religious objections.
Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID wastewater activity. Experts said a tourist surge over the Fourth of July weekend was one factor.
A collaborative effort in Nevada to use wastewater as an early warning system for diseases appears to be the nation’s first to detect the COVID strain known as FLiRT.
Nevada and Las Vegas proved their resiliency following a shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, even though some casinos never reopened after 2020.
COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
Everyone 6 months of age and older should get at least one dose of an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
The agency is hoping to blunt any surge in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations as part of a shift to treating the vaccine like getting a yearly flu shot.
The latest variant of COVID-19, BA.2.86, was not found in Southern Nevada as of last week, according to wastewater data.