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Vegas-area lawmakers link capacity to COVID-19 vaccine rates April 21, 2021 GMT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawmakers in Las Vegas are linking plans to fully lift distancing restrictions beginning May 1 with vaccination rates in the state’s key tourism region, while Reno-area businesses could soon have no capacity limits and voluntary distancing rules. County lawmakers in the state’s two most populous areas approved separate plans Tuesday for consideration Thursday by the state’s COVID-19 Response Task Force appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak. The Democratic governor has set a June 1 date to lift a...

Cape health officials say a  perfect storm of variants and pandemic fatigue contributed to a third wave of COVID-19 cases that filled area hospital beds and closed the doors of the Cape's largest school system for over a week this spring. By mid-March, the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth had the highest positivity rates in the state. At one point Barnstable's positivity rate was 10.20% , more than five times the state average. Areas of the Cape continue to remain in the state's highest-risk red zone. While case numbers are dropping, Cape officials fear next week's April school vacatio...

Preregister at vaccinesignup.mass.gov. And have patience. Demand is expected to outstrip supply when everybody age 16 and up become eligible for vaccination Monday, Cyr said. Statewide, 1.7 million people will become available for vaccines against COVID-19. "We do expect high demand for vaccines," Cyr said. But while the number of people eligible to receive doses will skyrocket, the number of vaccines available will not, at least not right away, Cyr said during a Thursday briefing by the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force. Barnstable County is currently receiving 3,500 doses of Pfizer vacc...

California Coronavirus Updates: Nevadan Among Severe Reaction To J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Sacramento, CA Find an updated count of COVID-19 cases in California and by county on our tracker here. Latest Updates State health officials said they learned on Wednesday that a Nevadan was one of the six people nationally who have reported serious reactions to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Associated Press, state officials said when they announced on Tuesday the stoppage of that vaccine that no Nevadans were...

California Coronavirus Updates: Sacramento County Clinic Scrambled To Switch Doses After Johnson & Johnson Pause Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | Sacramento, CA Find an updated count of COVID-19 cases in California and by county on our tracker here. Latest Updates Hours before a vaccination clinic was set to begin yesterday at Luther Burbank High School in South Sacramento, federal health officials called for a pause on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.  The stoppage comes after six women reported getting blood clots weeks after receiving the ...