Washoe County Health District

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City of Reno hosts forum on street vending; Latino business owners raise concerns

Maria Palma

The city of Reno and Northern Nevada Public Health hosted a sidewalk vending permit public forum on Feb. 22.

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Reno farm provides freshly-picked produce at two corner stores

Lucia Starbuck

A Reno farm is providing produce at two corner stores to increase healthy food options for nearby residents.

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Collaborative efforts expand air quality monitoring in Washoe County

Natalie Van Hoozer

The Washoe County School District and Northern Nevada Public Health have come together to offer increased air quality monitoring to Northern Nevada schools.

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Public Health

Respiratory infections on the rise in Washoe County, RSV cases surpass last season’s total

Lucia Starbuck

Respiratory infections continue to rise in Washoe County — including the respiratory syncytial virus known as RSV.

Public Health

Washoe County surpasses 1,000 cases of RSV over last two months

Lucia Starbuck

The Washoe County Health District is reporting more than 1,000 cases of the respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, since the beginning of October.

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Record number of infants infected with RSV receiving care at Renown’s pediatric unit

Lucia Starbuck

The pediatric department at Renown hospital in Reno is full of babies infected with the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Infants and older adults are most at risk.

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

Public Health

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.

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KUNR Youth Media

How immunocompromised Nevadans are navigating COVID-19 over the long haul

Maddie Rose, KUNR Youth Media

COVID-19 cases are substantially lower than at other points during the pandemic. But immunocompromised people, who make up nearly 3% of America’s population, are still navigating how to stay safe from the virus, while many others have largely returned to normal.

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto wears a mask over her face as looks towards a speaker off-camers while sitting in between health and fire officials at a table. Masto is holding a sheet of paper and a pen in her hand.

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KUNR Today: Reno police chief endorses Catherine Cortez Masto, First monkeypox case in rural Nevada

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to news headlines for Thursday, August 11, 2022.

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KUNR Today: Roughly $8.5 million awarded to graduate medical education residency programs in Nevada

Lucia Starbuck

Read or listen to news headlines for Wednesday, August 10, 2022.