AP Nevada

Nevada keeps shot mandate for university staff; virus surges

Published December 31, 2021 6:28 PM

By SAM METZ and SCOTT SONNER
AP / Report for America

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada are being fired for failing to comply with COVID-19 mandates as the spread of the virus statewide accelerates at its fastest rate in more than a year. Thousands of tourists were gathering to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas on Friday, where officials said more than 3,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported a day earlier. The spike broke the Southern Nevada Health District’s previous record for the most cases reported in a single day. State health officials attributed about one-fourth of the new cases to the omicron variant.

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