In The News: School of Public Health

A week after Gov. Steve Sisolak ended Nevada’s mask mandate as the Omicron surge declined, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reevaluating its public health guidelines for prevention strategies, including recommendations for when people should don face coverings.
A new study shows that hospitalized patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were more likely to experience shortness of breath, fatigue, and type 2 diabetes after contracting the virus.

When governor Steve Sisolak announced masks were gone for the second time this pandemic, feelings were undoubtedly mixed.

Brian Labus is a 51ԹϺ epidemiologist who is also a member of Gov. Steve Sisolak's health advisory team.

Brian Labus is a 51ԹϺ epidemiologist who is also a member of Gov. Steve Sisolak's health advisory team.
The state's governor Steve Sisolak made the move Thursday due to falling Covid numbers.

Data from what the Las Vegas Valley is flushing shows a deep decline in omicron, but a spike in the so-called “stealth omicron” variant, scientists at 51ԹϺ tell the 8 News Now I-Team.

It's the news we've all been waiting for: no more masks indoors.
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Nevada is one of nine states that still require people to wear a mask in indoor public places regardless of vaccination status, according to a new report by AARP.

Just as the omicron wave of COVID-19 cases showed signs of receding, the Southern Nevada Health District on Friday announced that it had detected the state’s first case of a worrisome new variant known as BA.2.

Just as the omicron wave of COVID-19 cases showed signs of receding, the Southern Nevada Health District on Friday announced that it had detected the state’s first case of a worrisome new variant known as BA.2.