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FILE - A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., July 19, 2022. U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations, which would allow most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. The new system unveiled Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 would make COVID-19 inoculations more like the annual flu shot. Americans would no longer have to keep track of how many shots they've received or how many months it's been since their last booster. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

U.S. proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

FILE - A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., July 19, 2022. U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations, which would allow most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. The new system unveiled Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 would make COVID-19 inoculations more like the annual flu shot. Americans would no longer have to keep track of how many shots they've received or how many months it's been since their last booster. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

January 23, 2023, 12:59pm Health Free

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. Read story

FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Doctors tend to worry that holiday gatherings can spark new surges in infectious diseases like the flu. But new government data suggests that didn't happen this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 reported that flu has continued to wane this month. (AP Photo/Mark J.

How scientists trained computers to forecast COVID-19 outbreaks weeks ahead

FILE - A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Doctors tend to worry that holiday gatherings can spark new surges in infectious diseases like the flu. But new government data suggests that didn't happen this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 reported that flu has continued to wane this month. (AP Photo/Mark J.

January 22, 2023, 6:00am Health

Imagine a time when your virus-blocking face covering is like an umbrella. Most days, it stays in your closet or is stowed somewhere in your car. But when a COVID-19 outbreak is in the forecast, you can put it to use. Read story

COVID-19 case rate up in Clark County; hospital admissions fall

January 20, 2023, 6:02am News

Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rose slightly this week, with 238 new COVID-19 cases reported, bringing county totals to 110,710, according to Clark County Public Health data. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity up slightly, hospitalizations down

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January 19, 2023, 3:08pm Clark County Health

Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rose slightly this week, with 238 new COVID-19 cases reported, bringing county totals to 110,710, according to Clark County Public Health data. Read story

Clark County COVID-19 infection rate rises

January 12, 2023, 2:02pm Clark County Health Free

This week, 331 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing county totals to 110,472, according to Clark County Public Health data. Twelve new deaths were reported, bringing county totals to 995. Read story

Clark County COVID-19 rate falls; 10 deaths reported

January 5, 2023, 3:27pm Clark County Health Free

This week, 224 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing county totals to 110,161, according to Clark County Public Health data. 10 new deaths were reported, bringing county totals to 995. Read story

What we know about the ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 and why it’s causing concern

January 5, 2023, 8:46am Health Free

A new COVID-19 variant that was first detected last year has quickly become the dominant strain in the U.S. — and picked up a creepy moniker along the way. Read story

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COVID-19 infection rate falls again in Clark County

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December 29, 2022, 1:26pm Clark County Health Free

The COVID-19 infection rate in Clark County fell for a second week in a row following the holiday weekend, according to the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

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COVID rates down in Clark County ahead of holiday weekend

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December 22, 2022, 4:04pm Clark County Health Free

As holidays begin and winter weather settles in, respiratory viruses continue to overwhelm emergency departments in Clark County. Read story

Former chief executive for local biotechnology company CytoDyn Inc. Nader Pourhassan has been indicted, along with the head of the company’s regulatory agent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for allegedly defrauding investors.

Former CEO of Vancouver-based CytoDyn indicted for allegedly defrauding investors

Former chief executive for local biotechnology company CytoDyn Inc. Nader Pourhassan has been indicted, along with the head of the company’s regulatory agent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for allegedly defrauding investors.

December 21, 2022, 12:35pm Business

Former chief executive for local biotechnology company CytoDyn Inc. Nader Pourhassan has been indicted, along with the head of the company’s regulatory agent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for allegedly defrauding investors. Read story