The Southern Nevada Health District says it will be several weeks before members of the general public between the ages of 65 and 69 can get their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the problem is supply. Clark County now receives 22,000 doses of vaccine a week from the federal government.
There are more than 228,000 people in the county 70 and older, and they will have priority, along with members of groups deemed essential.
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The federal government has said it will increase the number of doses the state receives but hasn’t said when.
