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August 17, 2021
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MGM Resorts International will soon require COVID-19 vaccines for all new hires and current salaried employees across the U.S., CES will require proof of vaccinations for the four-day January show, and the Raiders’ announcement late Monday that proof of COVID-19 vaccination would be required to attend games at Allegiant Stadium this season has some fans questioning how the process will work. Find all our coronavirus news here.
A 21-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department died this week from COVID-19, according to the Las Vegas Police Protective Association.
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Maurice Reginald “Reggie” Shepperson, 36, spent more than a month at Henderson Hospital before his death Tuesday morning.
Nevada’s key coronavirus metrics remained at high levels on Tuesday, with 1,002 COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths reported, but the state’s test positivity rate registered its third straight decline.
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Jullie Hoggan, 49, has largely lived in isolation and apart from her family since a kidney transplant last year left her with a suppressed immune system.
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The COVID-19 death toll has started soaring again as the delta variant tears through the unvaccinated and fills hospitals with patients, many younger than during earlier phases of the pandemic.
A trial incentive program, proposed by Commissioner Tick Segerblom, will allocate $100,000 from federal coronavirus relief funding.
Lamping Elementary School will operate under distance education from Tuesday through Aug. 27 due to “multiple individuals” testing positive, Principal Robert Solomon said.
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot, to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country.
Large venues such as Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena can opt out of Nevada’s indoor mask mandate by requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday.
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The Metropolitan Police Department is requiring new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Tuesday.
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