In The News: School of Public Health

Associated Press

Elected officials in tourism-dependent Las Vegas worried Tuesday about public health and the economic effects of a spike COVID-19 cases — particularly the highly contagious delta variant.

Associated Press

Elected officials in tourism-dependent Las Vegas worried Tuesday about public health and the economic effects of a spike COVID-19 cases — particularly the highly contagious delta variant.

Yahoo! Sports

We may someday look back on the hell year of 2020 as the year with the fewest covid deaths. That’s because of the high rates of people who currently refuse to be vaccinated, are nervous because they are getting dishonest information, and those who have not been given access to the vaccine.

Men's Health España

Refusing injection is a time bomb for everyone.

China Daily

As residents of Los Angeles County enter their first week of being required to wear face masks because of rising numbers of coronavirus cases among unvaccinated people, new cases are increasing in all 50 states.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

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.

Men's Health

Refusing the shot creates a ticking time bomb for everybody.

STAT

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.

Las Vegas Sun

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.

Boise State Public Radio

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.

USA Today

Health officials from popular tourist destinations like Los Angeles and Las Vegas are asking more people to mask up indoors.

Business Insider

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.