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CNHD epidemiologist reports respiratory virus uptick; board discusses vaccine outreach for school-age children
Summary
Dr. Chad McDonald reported an unexpected respiratory-virus surge with 360 verified cases, 23 hospitalizations and one local fatality; board members pressed staff to increase targeted vaccine outreach and use the new website/dashboard to reach younger parents.
Dr. Chad McDonald, filling in for the epidemiology program, told the Central Nevada Health District board on Jan. 15 that the district has seen an unusually active respiratory-virus season dominated by a k-clade strain and that local hospitals and clinics are responding with masking and treatment protocols. “We’ve had 360 cases that have been verified, 23 hospitalizations, and 1 fatality,” McDonald said, adding that the fatality was an elderly person with underlying conditions.
McDonald said community providers,…
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