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Nevada climbs out of bottom in administering vaccine, CDC says

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By Michael Scott Davidson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 4, 2021 - 4:27 pm

Updated February 4, 2021 - 5:03 pm

Nevada no longer has one of the worst COVID-19 vaccination rates per capita in the U.S., according to federal data released Thursday.

The Silver State had consistently ranked among the bottom five states at administering vaccine for weeks. It now ranks 12th worst, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

About 9,467 of every 100,000 Nevadans have received their first vaccine dose. Neighboring states California, Arizona and Idaho all ranked behind Nevada in the new report.

CDC data shows that Nevada has received one of the lowest allocations of vaccine per capita in the nation, according to a Review-Journal analysis.

Contact Michael Scott Davidson at sdavidson@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3861. Follow @davidsonlvrj on Twitter.

How to see Hoover Dam — from the ground, water or sky

By Alan Halaly / RJ

May 24, 2024 - 7:00 am

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Clara Bow, left, and Taylor Swift, right. (AP/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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