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FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo, healthcare workers test patients in their cars at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site run by the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine and the Nevada National Guard in Las Vegas. Nevada this week became one of the last states to include rapid antigen tests in its coronavirus tallies. Experts say the change could provide a fuller picture of the pandemic but also upend metrics used to gauge how the virus is spreading.

Nevada among last states to add rapid tests to virus tally

FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo, healthcare workers test patients in their cars at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site run by the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine and the Nevada National Guard in Las Vegas. Nevada this week became one of the last states to include rapid antigen tests in its coronavirus tallies. Experts say the change could provide a fuller picture of the pandemic but also upend metrics used to gauge how the virus is spreading.

October 9, 2021, 2:00pm 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. Read story

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Clark County reports 1,110 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths

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October 7, 2021, 12:10pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported 1,110 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths from the disease this week as disease activity remained high and hospitalizations rose slightly, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story

Flu season can begin as soon as October and stretch into the spring.

Clark County Public Health officials urge: get flu shot

Flu season can begin as soon as October and stretch into the spring.

October 7, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Health

As COVID-19 cases remain at a high level, public health officials are calling on Clark County residents to get a flu shot to protect against influenza and reduce the burden on the medical system. Read story

FILE - This Saturday, March 6, 2021, file photo shows vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Denver. Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans. J&J said Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, it filed data with the Food and Drug Administration on giving a booster dose between two to six months after vaccination.

Washington woman dies from rare J&J vaccine complication

FILE - This Saturday, March 6, 2021, file photo shows vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Denver. Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans. J&J said Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, it filed data with the Food and Drug Administration on giving a booster dose between two to six months after vaccination.

October 5, 2021, 12:45pm Health

Washington state health authorities say a woman in her late 30s has died from a rare blood-clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Read story

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Battle Ground votes down ‘medical freedom’ ordinance

Battle Ground City Hall.

October 4, 2021, 10:49pm Clark County News

Following a heated exchange, the Battle Ground City Council on Monday voted down a proposed “medical freedom” ordinance in a 4-2 vote. Read story

Dr. Vincent Shaw poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. He commonly hears patients tell him they haven't done enough research on the COVID-19 vaccines. Rest assured, he tells them, the vaccine developers have done their homework.

Doctors grow frustrated over COVID-19 denial, misinformation

Dr. Vincent Shaw poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. He commonly hears patients tell him they haven't done enough research on the COVID-19 vaccines. Rest assured, he tells them, the vaccine developers have done their homework.

October 4, 2021, 9:15am Health

The COVID-19 patient’s health was deteriorating quickly at a Michigan hospital, but he was having none of the doctor’s diagnosis. Despite dangerously low oxygen levels, the unvaccinated man didn’t think he was that sick and got so irate over a hospital policy forbidding his wife from being at his bedside… Read story

An ambulance passes PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on in September 2021.

Who was hit hardest in spike in Washington COVID deaths in August?

An ambulance passes PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on in September 2021.

October 4, 2021, 7:35am Editor's Choice

COVID-19 claimed larger shares of men, whites and younger people in Washington state as it more than doubled its overall death toll in August 2021 compared with the same month last year. Read story

Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif.

As childhood COVID infections hit pandemic highs, experts urge vaccination and testing

Mayra Navarrete, 13, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Noleen Nobleza at a clinic set up in the parking lot of CalOptima in Orange, Calif.

October 4, 2021, 7:34am Health

Kristina Bowman thought she and her family were doing all the right things to avoid COVID-19. She and her husband got vaccinated as soon as they were eligible. They only invited other vaccinated people to their home. They always wore masks in public. Read story

Aubrea Baker holds her wedding photo as she and her 7-month-old daughter, Haylen, visit one of her late husband's favorite fishing spots Saturday in Burlington, Kan. Her husband, Danny Baker, is among the more than 700,000 U.S.

COVID milestone frustrating to health officials

Aubrea Baker holds her wedding photo as she and her 7-month-old daughter, Haylen, visit one of her late husband's favorite fishing spots Saturday in Burlington, Kan. Her husband, Danny Baker, is among the more than 700,000 U.S.

October 2, 2021, 6:06pm Health

It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to happen this soon. Read story

Clallam Bay prison outbreak grows to over 160 cases

October 2, 2021, 12:49pm Latest News

A COVID-19 outbreak at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center continues to grow, according to health officials. Read story