In The News: School of Public Health
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UNLV public health expert Brian Labus told State of Nevada that it might look like deja vu, but “we're seeing a new enemy” in the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.
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From coast-to-coast, travelers are being urged to exercise caution in visiting Las Vegas, as the delta variant of the coronavirus is causing cases here to surge.
Research shows transgender adults are more likely to report worsening memory and thinking and associated functional limitations compared to cisgender (non-transgender) adults.
With the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” striking younger victims, stretching hospital resources, and causing jitters among investors, a national patchwork of full and partial mask mandates is once again taking shape.
With the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” striking younger victims, stretching hospital resources, and causing jitters among investors, a national patchwork of full and partial mask mandates is once again taking shape.
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With the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” striking younger victims, stretching hospital resources, and causing jitters among investors, a national patchwork of full and partial mask mandates is once again taking shape.
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With the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” striking younger victims, stretching hospital resources, and causing jitters among investors, a national patchwork of full and partial mask mandates is once again taking shape.
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Now anyone working indoors with the public is supposed to be masked up again, but just how effective will this mask mandate be?
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The COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available for months, but none of them have actually gotten full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Nevada is experiencing one of the highest rates of new COVID-19 cases in the country, ranking 34th among states when it comes to numbers of people fully vaccinated.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have questioned whether the health impacts of the lockdowns have been worse than the disease itself.
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The return of pre-pandemic behaviors and crowded indoor gatherings, along with less-than-impressive vaccination rates, all helped to spark the increase in new cases, health experts say.