The Washoe County Health District said it received about 3,600 doses in its first shipment of the newly approved drug.
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As Nevada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expanded to new occupations, the Cashman Center on Tuesday experienced long lines and wait times of over an hour.
Grocery store workers are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at the University Medical Center’s Encore location.
The president also challenged states to administer at least one dose of the vaccine to all educators by the end of March.
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in Clark County will expand Tuesday to all groups within frontline community support and frontline supply chain and logistics categories.
The one-dose vaccine, which the Food and Drug Administration authorized for emergency use over the weekend, is the third to be authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. advisory panel has endorsed the new one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson as a third option to bolster the national effort against the coronavirus pandemic.
Health reporter Mary Hynes draws on her expertise and sources to answer queries on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Just five weeks ago, Los Angeles County was conducting more than 350,000 weekly coronavirus tests, including at a massive drive-thru site at Dodger Stadium, as health workers raced to contain the worst COVID-19 hotspot in the U.S.
The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
Records show the losses are often due to the challenges of administering the highly-sensitive COVID-19 vaccine within a rigid timeframe before it spoils.
U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.
Additional first dose appointments have also been opened at Cashman Center through Saturday, the Southern Nevada Health District said in a news release.
First-dose appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine are available at the Cashman Center today and Friday.
Walmart and the Immigrant Home Foundation are partnering in the effort to get COVID-19 vaccine to some of the most vulnerable residents in the Las Vegas Valley.