Some fitness trainers in California were able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after state health officials created a loophole that helped them qualify as health care workers.
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West Virginia has led other states, including Nevada, when it comes to distributing the coronavirus vaccine to its residents, in part by partnering with smaller pharmacy chains and community groups.
Data shows fewer doses have gone to residents of Black and Latino neighborhoods with high COVID-19 cases. The disparities have raised alarm among health officials.
The clinic will have appointments available for “seniors and others in priority vaccination groups” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, according to the statement.
The long lines at the Las Vegas Convention Center were in part due to a high number of people seeking walk-in appointments, the Southern Nevada Health District said.
Las Vegas Valley residents booking multiple appointments at local COVID-19 vaccination clinics continue to impede efforts to distribute the life-saving serum.
All of the Clark County School District’s approximately 42,000 employees, as well as those of public charter schools, are now eligible to make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine, the district said Wednesday.
California has identified the state’s first two cases of the South African variant of the coronavirus in the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday as he touted overall positive trends in the state’s control of the virus.
Updated figures from the Department of Health and Human Services brought cumulative totals for the state to 285,795 cases and 4,582 deaths.
Gov. Steve Sisolak will conduct a news conference on Thursday to update the state’s COVID-19 response efforts.
“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” said Jim Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
The Southern Nevada Health District will begin to offer second doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the Las Vegas Convention Center vaccination site.
Health reporter Mary Hynes draws on her expertise and sources to answer queries on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Walk-ins for people who need the second COVID-19 vaccine began Friday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, but only for those who received their first dose at least 28 days ago.
Access to immunizations is merely the newest public health predicament faced disproportionately by people of color.
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