Hispanics are being vaccinated at lower rates nationwide. Nevada is trying to change that. Vox.com 1 hr ago Nicole Narea © Ethan Miller/Getty Images A nurse administers a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to an employee at an Amazon fulfillment center on March 31 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Margarita Salas Crespo, a senior adviser to the Nevada Governor’s Office, knew that the process of getting the state’s Hispanic population vaccinated for Covid-19 would be challenging before it had even begun.
Hispanics in Nevada had already suffered disproportionately from the virus: They are more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than any other ethnic or racial group in the state and have experienced high levels of unemployment as the state’s tourism-reliant economy was shut down.
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Employee Vaccination Rates Will Determine When Nevada Casinos Can Expand Occupancy Levels
The Nevada Gaming Control Board says that in order to increase gaming floor occupancy, casinos have to show they’ve taken steps to vaccinate staff
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Casinos that want to expand their capacity beyond 50 percent may need to come up with a plan to get their employees vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new memo from the Gaming Control Board released last Friday.
“New viral variants and a relatively low degree of vaccination penetration within the hospitality workforce drives the Board’s current approach rooted in caution,” the memo says. “…consideration by the Board to increase gaming floor occupancy will only be taken in cases where licensees have taken measurable and material steps to vaccinate, and thereby, protect their workforce, visitors, and the community.”