Local Covid Cases Up with Future Availability of New Vaccine Locally in Doubt

Renown Health urgent care locations are indicating there’s a current increase in COVID-19 cases in the Reno-Sparks area, even as new COVID vaccines aren’t available yet, with availability in doubt locally for the future as well.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week narrowed approval of the new vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax only to people who are over 65, or younger people with underlying conditions that put them at higher risk for severe disease.

However, CVS has announced it will not provide the shots to residents in Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico, due to the “current regulatory environment” and specific state laws and regulations…

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