In The News: School of Public Health

Nevada this week became one of the last states to publicly report rapid antigen tests as part of its coronavirus tallies — a move that experts said could provide a fuller picture of the pandemic but also upend metrics used to gauge how the virus is spreading.
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With the availability of COVID-19 booster shots and a falling coronavirus infection rate in Southern Nevada, has a corner been turned in the pandemic?

Nearly a week after federal regulators approved COVID-19 booster shots, many questions remain about which jobs qualify a young and healthy adult for an extra dose of vaccine.

Just two months ago----Clark County faced some daunting figures, springing warnings from Health officials.
How many Americans need to be vaccinated for the country to get back to normal?
There may be a light at the end of the tunnel.
It's been nearly 10 months since COVID-19 vaccines became available in the United States.
Did you know that Las Vegas is home to more than 10,000 LGBTQIA+ people aged 50+?

So-called "breakthrough infections," Covid cases among the vaccinated do happen, but Southern Nevada Health District numbers indicate those infections are rare.
Some state and local governments in the West are cracking down on misinformation about COVID-19 and its treatments.
Some state and local governments in the West are cracking down on misinformation about COVID-19 and its treatments. The moves come as a growing number of hospitals are becoming overwhelmed with mostly unvaccinated patients.