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Health officials say that a majority of Nevadans would need the COVID-19 vaccine for the population to receive herd immunity. That’s when enough people are immunized to slow the spread of infection. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck has this explainer.

Las Vegas valley hospitals are bracing for the full impact of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays from COVID-19, and one hospital has already issued a disaster declaration because of an influx of patients.

The UNLV School of Public Health announced Wednesday it received a $1.7 million state grant to continue providing COVID-19 contact tracing.

The UNLV School of Public Health announced Wednesday that it received a $ 1.7 million state grant to continue operating as a COVID-19 contact tracker.

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The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has changed in just the past month with a variant, vaccine and an increase in cases.

New Year’s Eve revelers who were at crowded places Thursday night should assume they were exposed to the coronavirus, a Nevada health official said. These places include the Las Vegas Strip.

Although the fireworks show was canceled on the Las Vegas Strip, thousands of people gathered in this tourist area to say goodbye to an unusual 2020 and welcome a 2021 that everyone hopes is better. However, there are those who consider that this way of welcoming the New Year was somewhat irresponsible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.