Health district, partners won’t offer first-dose vaccinations next week - Las Vegas Review-Journal

County health officials said Friday that first-dose appointments will not be available next week at the health district or its partner clinics.

First-dose appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine will not be available next week at the Southern Nevada Health District or its partner clinics, days after the 65-to-69 age group became eligible for the serum.

The demand for vaccinations among the 65-plus age group was evident Friday at Cashman Center, which announced Thursday that it would make 500 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for walk-ins.

Just after noon, the health district emailed a news release stating there were no remaining first doses available Friday at either the Desert Pines or the Cashman site for those without appointments.

Walk-ins for second doses of Pfizer vaccine will be available through Saturday at Cashman for those who received their first dose at a health district or community partner clinics — Western High School, Cashman Center or Mack Middle School — or events hosted by Touro University or the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas or Henderson.

Those who received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine and had their appointments rescheduled due to the shipment delays will still receive their second doses within the six-week time frame recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the district.

Smith’s, Walgreens and Walmart/Sam’s Club will begin to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations next week for Nevadans in the 65-to-69 age group in Clark County under the plan outlined by Sisolak.

“All the pharmacies currently offering vaccines in Clark County will move to this age range next week and appointments will begin to open up as allocation is confirmed and received,” Shannon Litz, a spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email.

Clark County will start to use a new statewide COVID-19 vaccine registration system next week, replacing individual systems used by local governments.

Eligibility to receive COVID-19 vaccine has been extended to a new group in Clark County, and it’s not the 65- to 69-year-olds who have been waiting a month.

The COVID-19 testing site at Cashman Center is closing at noon on Friday so that Clark County health officials can increase the capacity to administer vaccine at the site

Nevada on Tuesday reported 290 new coronavirus cases, the lowest single-day increase of cases in nearly five months, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services