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Vegas-area board: Virus falsehoods are public health crisis

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By KEN RITTER
Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The elected board with oversight of the Las Vegas Strip has joined at least one other jurisdiction declaring COVID-19 misinformation a public health crisis creating a culture of mistrust and prolonging the coronavirus pandemic. A 5-2 Clark County Commission vote came during a contentious Tuesday meeting that saw the forceful removal by security officers of a man running for state lieutenant governor and complaints that free speech rights were being limited. Unlike a measure approved Sept. 1 by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, the Clark County vote was advisory and did not include recommendations to combat misinformation.

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