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Vaccination clinics aim to attract Latino churchgoers
By Suzanne Potter This story was originally published by Public News Service. HENDERSON — A new network of COVID-19 vaccine clinics is now open – located in Latino churches in nine cities across the country, including one in Nevada. The clinics are part of a collaboration between the Hispanic Access Foundation and
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Sisolak ends COVID-19 emergency
CARSON CITY – Nevada’s COVID-19 state of emergency has ended. Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday signed a proclamation formally ending the declaration of emergency as of 12:01 a.m. May 20. The COVID-19 state of emergency had been in place since March 2020 and was declared to allow the
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Nevada unveils QR code to show your COVID-19 vaccine record
By Suzanne Potter This story was originally published by Public News Service CARSON CITY–There’s a new way to show you’re vaccinated for COVID-19, without having to keep track of a pesky vaccine card, using a free QR code you can download from your account via the Nevada
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First shipment of state's at-home COVID tests arrive in Ely
ELY–At-home COVID-19 tests ordered by the state have begun to arrive, with the first delivery made to Ely on Thursday. Gov. Steve Sisolak in January said the state had ordered more than 500,000 at-home rapid tests to meet demand in the state and improve access. The tests are
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COVID update: Omicron surge prompts mask mandate for all Nevada counties–again
CARSON CITY–Storey, Eureka and White Pine counties join the rest of the state today in going back to a mask mandate. “Cases continue to increase rapidly across the state with the current omicron surge,” said Gov. Steve Sisolak spokesperson Meghin Delaney. “According to Directive 045, everyone, regardless of vaccination
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Nevada regents vote to support university vaccine mandate
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Board of Regents voted 9-4 on Friday to direct Chancellor Melody Rose to send a letter to state lawmakers, health officials and Gov. Steve Sisolak in support of imposing a vaccine mandate on students enrolled in public
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Half million at-home COVID tests on their way to Nevada
CARSON CITY–Gov. Steve Sisolak during a press conference on Thursday said more than a half million COVID-19 at-home rapid tests are on their way to Nevada and will be provided to communities most in need. The announcement comes as COVID-19 testing sites have become increasingly busy with wait times
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Taking a coronavirus ‘pause,’ CCSD cancels classes Friday and Tuesday
by Hugh Jackson, Nevada Current January 11, 2022 LAS VEGAS–The Clark County School District Tuesday announced that there will be no school on Friday, Jan. 14 and Tuesday, Jan. 18 “due to the extreme staffing shortages based on the high number of positive COVID-19 cases.” The cancelled school days
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Nevada prisons suspend visitation
by Michael Lyle, Nevada Current CARSON CITY–The Nevada Department of Corrections announced Monday it has suspended visitation statewide following hundreds of positive Covid cases among corrections staff and those incarcerated. So far in January, 210 staff and 209 inmates tested positive for the virus. Following the first cases of
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Nevada hospitals request state aid as virus strains staffing
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Hospitals throughout Nevada are facing twin challenges as beds fill with COVID-19 patients and staff falls ill from the highly contagious omicron variant. The Nevada Hospital Association in a report published Wednesday said COVID-19 hospitalizations were increasing in five
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Higher-ed regents schedule emergency meeting to reconsider employee vaccine requirement
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s board of regents last week scheduled a meeting to reconsider mandatory vaccine mandates for its employees. The board in September voted to approve mandatory vaccines for all employees. The Nevada legislative commission on Dec. 21 failed to make permanent the student vaccine mandate,
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Storey, White Pine counties lose mask mandate due to low risk of COVID-19
CARSON CITY–The Nevada Health Response group, which provides state updates on COVID-19 information, announced today Storey and White Pine Counties are no longer required to mandate masks indoors. This is due to the low risk of transmission and applies to those who are vaccinated. Those who are not vaccinated
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Nevada tribes receive housing grant for COVID-19 relief
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current December 9, 2021 With more than $126 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development going to tribal communities across the country this year, Nevada tribes will see some of the benefits. More than $5 million in Indian Community Block Grant-American Rescue
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More than 13,000 Nevada kids vaccinated in 1st week of eligibility
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current November 18, 2021 CARSON CITY–More than 13,000 Nevada children have been inoculated against COVID-19 in the first week since those aged 5 to 11 became eligible for a shot of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to state data. The number represents a fraction of the
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Higher ed students face vaccination requirement to register this week for spring classes
LAS VEGAS–Registration for spring classes at any of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) seven institutions began this week, for the first time with a new requirement—vaccination for COVID-19. The state’s Board of Health in August unanimously approved mandatory vaccinations for NSHE students after NSHE’