In The News: School of Public Health
As the COVID-19 case counts and the positivity rate continues to increase in our community, the Southern Nevada Health District is now recommending that both unvaccinated and vaccinated people wear masks in crowded indoor public places where they may have contact with others who are not fully vaccinated.
Refusing the shot creates a ticking time bomb for everybody.
For the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, hospitalizations and deaths followed infection patterns by a few weeks, as sure as night follows day.
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising, the Southern Nevada Health District is recommending vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in crowded indoor spaces, including casinos and grocery stores.
Nevada is one of the nation's worst hotspots for COVID-19, with a high infection rate and low vaccination rate. That led to the governor requesting help from the Biden Administration's 'COVID surge response team,' a new program announced July 1.
Health officials from popular tourist destinations like Los Angeles and Las Vegas are asking more people to mask up indoors.
At least 11 healthcare workers, eight of whom were fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a pool party in Las Vegas in on June 7, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, citing emails from the local health district.
Clark County residents most frequently visited restaurants, stores and casinos before being diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past month, according to public health data.
Clark County residents most frequently visited restaurants, grocery stores and casinos before being diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past month, according to public health data.
Workers were not hospitalized themselves, but the incident comes amid rising case numbers in Nevada.
Southern Nevada health authorities sounded the alarm in June for a cluster of "breakout" cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus among vaccinated employees at a Las Vegas hospital.
Southern Nevada health officials sounded the alarm in June over a cluster of “breakthrough” cases of the coronavirus delta variant among vaccinated employees of a Las Vegas hospital.