COVID-19 Vaccine

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Mountain West states’ COVID-19 death rates stand out in new analysis

Kaleb Roedel

A new analysis shows that states in the Mountain West suffered some of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the U.S. between January 2020 and July 2022.

Nevada National Guard soldiers watch a fiery explosion in the middle of the desert during military training.

The Army National Guard is struggling to attract recruits in the Mountain West – except in Nevada

Kaleb Roedel

The Army National Guard is falling short of its recruitment goals, and while most of the Mountain West is struggling to attract people to enlist, one state in the region is bucking the national trend.

A closeup of a pharmacist filling a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Updated COVID-19 booster now available in Washoe County

Maria Palma

The updated COVID-19 vaccine booster for common omicron variants is available starting Thursday, Sept. 8, in Washoe County.

A syringe is stuck into a tiny bottle that contains a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Report: Many parents hesitant to vaccinate young children against COVID-19

Kaleb Roedel

A new Kaiser Family Foundation report reveals that 43% of parents with children under 5 don’t plan to get them vaccinated against COVID-19.

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KUNR Today: COVID cases decrease in Washoe Co., California shares plan for scaled back water tunnel

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to news headlines for Thursday, July 28, 2022.

A U.S. map with color-coded states to show the percentage of nursing home residents who are vaccinated from COVID-19 with at least one booster. Nevada and Florida rank toward the bottom of the spectrum, whereas South Dakota and Hawaii are toward the top.

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COVID-19 cases rise in Mountain West nursing homes amid lagging booster rates

Kaleb Roedel

COVID-19 cases in nursing homes are climbing, and a new report reveals a wide range of case and vaccination rates in the Mountain West.

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Hispanic vaccination rates remain low in Idaho, Colorado

Madelyn Beck

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation Hispanic vaccination rates were only 42% in Idaho and Colorado: tying for the second lowest rate in the country, above South Dakota.

Two vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine placed next to a syringe on a table.

KUNR Today: NSHE Regents send letter in support of reinstating student COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

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‘Mixed messaging’: NSHE students, staff react to contradicting COVID-19 vaccine expectations

Lucia Starbuck

Nevada System of Higher Education staff members are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but students aren’t. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck spoke to people on several campuses to see how they’re feeling.

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KUNR Today: Washoe Co. omicron concerns, Vaccine requirement lifted for Nev. state workers, students

Gustavo Sagrero

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.