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Nevada’s experience in COVID testing illustrates lack of ongoing national verification of standards for results
The Sun found a common theme: The scope of the public health crisis created interjurisdictional confusion: city, county, state and federal health officials found themselves ...
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'very mild symptoms'
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and went into isolation with mild symptoms. White House officials went all-out to show that the ...
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Less than 1% of youngest children in Las Vegas area get COVID vaccine
Nearly a month after the COVID-19 vaccine was approved for the youngest children, 1,212 doses have been administered in Clark County to those between 6 ...
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COVID vaccine no longer mandated for Nevada university employees
The Nevada Board of Regents will no longer require staff at the state's public universities and colleges be vaccinated for COVID-19. A majority of the ...
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FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
Some U.S. adults are a step closer to getting updated COVID-19 boosters this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak shots ...
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Vaccinations for children under 5 starting in Las Vegas
The Southern Nevada Health District on Wednesday will start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children 6 months to 5 years old, health officials said. The district ...
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High level of COVID reported in Las Vegas area
Clark County has reached a high community level for COVID-19, and the Southern Nevada Health District is recommending people wear masks in public indoor places ...
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Las Vegas welcomes end to COVID testing for travelers from abroad
The Biden administration is lifting the requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, ...
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Nevada, Clark County end emergency declarations for pandemic
COVID-19 emergency declarations for Nevada ended Friday as the public health agency for metro Las Vegas noted that the pandemic isn't over and said it ...
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Nevada governor sets May 20 date to lift COVID-19 emergency
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Friday he plans in two weeks to lift the state of emergency he declared during the early days of the ...
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Health District now offering 2nd COVID vaccine booster
Second COVID-19 booster doses are now available for people 50 and older and people 12 and older who are immunocompromised at Southern Nevada Health District ...
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Nevada National Guard learned key lessons from COVID fight
Nevada’s National Guard leaders learned some valuable lessons from the more than 700 days guardsmen and women were activated to help combat COVID-19 — its ...
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Nevada Guard wraps up COVID mission as state hits 10K deaths
Nevada's National Guard is wrapping up its largest, longest state activation in response to a domestic emergency as Nevada surpassed 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 since ...
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Clark County seeing rapid decline in COVID cases
Clark County is still within the federal definition for “high” COVID-19 transmission, but disease activity continues to rapidly decline. As of Saturday, Clark County’s ...
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Hundreds at UNR urge reinstatement of mask mandate on campus
Hundreds of students and faculty at UNR are urging state education officials to reinstate the mask mandate on campus a day after Gov. Steve Sisolak ...
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Masks fly off Las Vegas casino patrons as governor lifts Nevada’s mandate
Lori Blain was at Paris Las Vegas on Thursday for a convention when word came down that Nevada had lifted its mask mandate. Almost immediately, ...
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Nevada governor announces an immediate end to mask mandate
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak today announced an immediate end to the state’s mask mandate, citing a downward trend in coronavirus cases. Masks will no longer ...
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Nevada governor expected to drop mask mandate
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is expected to announce the lifting of the state’s mask mandate on Thursday, as the number of coronavirus cases continues to ...
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COVID cases continue to stress Las Vegas hospitals
Coronavirus hospitalizations are continuing to climb in Clark County but at a slower pace, the Nevada Hospital Association said today. In its weekly report, the ...
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Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?
Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s.
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