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More than 9,000 Washoe County School District employees have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine, but there s no official data on how many teachers and school employees have received it.
The district estimated, based on an internal survey, that 80 percent of the district s workforce wanted the vaccine. Confirming who actually got it, though, isn t a question the district will ask.
According to district, every employee will have had the opportunity to receive at least the first of two shots by Feb. 13. Second doses for those who opt to be vaccinated will be completed by the beginning of March.
January was Nevada s deadliest virus month, Washoe improves nevadaappeal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nevadaappeal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nevada reported 71 new deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing its highest single-day death toll, which was reported last Saturday. State COVID-19 response director Caleb Cage said the deaths were people who contracted the.