Washoe County Health District

Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Washoe ampliaron esta semana la elegibilidad para aquellos que buscan la vacuna COVID-19, abriendo inscripciones para personas de 65 años o más.

Washoe County health officials this week expanded eligibility for those seeking COVID-19 vaccine, opening signups to individuals 65 years and older.

Washoe County health officials are still encouraging people 70 and older — about 10,000 seniors — to get vaccinated.

The first known case of the B.1.351 South African variant of the COVID-19 virus in Nevada has been verified by the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL).

Washoe County is rescheduling some vaccinations due to storm delays in the Moderna vaccine, and local pharmacies are preparing to vaccinate people 65 and older.

Washoe County is seeing an increase in its weekly allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, and health officials say they think it’s likely this will continue.

This week the orders for COVID-19 vaccines exceeded 10,000 in Washoe County indicating a steadily rising demand.

Washoe County Health District is aiming to vaccinate more seniors in the community this week, and they’re urging the community to help seniors sign up.

The Health District’s Jim English said about 50,000 seniors are on the list, but duplicate requests for the vaccine make the number closer to 30,000.

Until the State of Nevada is able to receive greater numbers of weekly vaccine allotments from the federal government, Washoe County’s weekly allotment is unlikely to increase.