COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in both Clark County and the state, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the FDA authorized updated booster shots intended to blunt a potential winter surge.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the FDA authorized updated booster shots intended to blunt a potential winter surge.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in both Clark County and the state, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the vaccine update for reinforcement aimed at curbing a possible increase in winter.

The CDC has reported nearly 17,000 cases of monkeypox in the U.S., with New York, California, Florida, and Texas seeing some of the highest rates in the country.

Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.

Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.

Anthony Fauci, MD, is stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as chief medical officer to the Biden administration at the end of the year, as reported by CNN. “I will be leaving these positions in December of this year to pursue the next chapter of my career," Dr. Fauci said. He added that he does not plan on retiring and will “continue to advance science and public health.”

LupusChick recently spoke with Brian Labus, Ph.D., MPH, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Public Health to answer your questions about what immunocompromised patients need to know about Evusheld for the prevention of COVID-19.