Vaccinations are no longer necessary for prison staff, health workers or college students in Nevada after the Legislative Commission overruled prior emergency measures mandated by the state Board of Health.
The 6-6 vote prohibited the board from extending the 120-day emergency mandate for masks and vaccines, according to The Associate Press. In order to get any permanent requirements, it would take a full vote from the Legislature, which won’t meet until 2023, according to the Dec. 22, 2021 article.
“To me, it is unfathomable that we are arguing over whether a vaccine policy is something we should support,” said Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro.
This all came down during the 2021 rise of COVID-19 cases in Nevada, specifically rises in Omicron cases. With this came rising concern for the B2 variant that was affecting people across the world.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, however, plans to continue pursuing an extension to the vaccine mandates in 2022, said Meghin Delaney, the governor’s spokesperson.
