CARSON CITY (KTNV) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak held a news conference on Wednesday and provided an update on the state's COVID-19 immunization efforts.
Sisolak says the state has seen smooth deliveries with a successful rollout of the vaccine with 25,636 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered and reported as of Dec. 29.
So far, we have seen smooth deliveries, with a successful rollout of the complex process to redistribute vaccine doses across our great state, and our local health districts and hospitals immediately went to work on lining up their folks to get the vaccine.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) December 30, 2020
Shannon Bennett with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health also joined the governor on Wednesday and reported that a second dose of the vaccine is expected to be delivered next week for those who received the initial dose.
WATCH: Gov. Sisolak providing COVID-19 vaccination update
Additionally, using available federal guidance Bennett mentioned a playbook will be used specifically to Nevada when it comes to the continued rollout of the vaccinations.
This playbook will include recommendations from the CDC, where those over the age of 75 are prioritized along with vaccinations being administered to frontline essential workers in tier 2. The age group of 65-74 and those with underlying health conditions are currently in tier 3 with other essential workers.
Here are the decisions that have been made as of today: NV's tiered structure has been updated to include prioritization of people 75 years and older in Tier 2, or what the CDC refers to as Phase 1B.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) December 30, 2020
The governor said the state is working on distributing vaccines as fast as it can but "COVID-19 is still very much with us" and reminded everyone to continue to take proper mitigation measures to help slow the spread of the virus.
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As of Wednesday, Nevada ranks 8th in the nation in new cases per 100k and 2nd in test positivity rate, and 17th in admissions per 100 hospital beds, according to Sisolak.
He also said that Nevadans don’t need to look far to see what it looks like when hospitals are overwhelmed and this must be prevented in Nevada.
NV is currently ranked 8th nationally in new cases per 100k; 2nd nationally in test positivity rate & 17th in admissions per 100 hospital beds.
This is serious. We don’t need to look far to see what it looks like when hospitals are overwhelmed. We must prevent that in NV.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) December 30, 2020
The governor ended Wednesday's presser wishing everyone a Happy New Year but also reminded those to celebrate safely with state enforcement authorities being out in force on New Year's Eve to ensure measures are being followed.
Let’s all do the best we can to protect ourselves & each other, because I believe 2021 will be Nevada’s greatest comeback story ever, & I want all Nevadans to be a part of it. I’m confident we’ll have many great reasons to have the greatest New Year celebration ever, next Jan 1.
— Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) December 30, 2020
Watch Wednesday's entire press conference below
