Nevada casinos, hotels are seeing about half of the employees who have shot COVID-19 so far
Date posted: May 1, 2021, 12:31 pm
Last Updated: May 1, 2021, 5:36 AM
Casino hotels in Nevada are making progress in vaccinating the workforce against COVID-19. But more effort is needed, with a slightly smaller 50 percent of the worker sector during the injection, according to an estimate quoted by Nevada Current information organization.
Some of the biggest gaming companies report having 60% and 70% vaccination rates among their employees, J.Brin Gibson, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), was quoted by KLAS, a local TV station.
In addition, more than 100,000 Nevada residents who had injected themselves - reported working in casinos, hotels, or restaurants, Gibson said, KLAS said. The actual number may be higher.
Gibson was one of the state officials who appeared at the MGM Mandalay Bay convention center on Thursday to promote increased vaccination against COVID-36. The congress space is used as a vaccination center. About 5,000, hospitality workers and others were shot there. However, more residents still need photos, officials warn.
Based on requirements set by NGCB and Clark County - including Downtown Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Strip - casinos will be 100 percent occupied when 60 percent of the county's population receives at least the first dose of the COVID vaccine.
Recently, about 47 percent of Clark County residents reached at least the first dose of the COVID vaccine this week. That works out to around 856, 131 residents take that first picture, he said Las Vegas Review-Journal . Well, 241,824 more people need vaccines in the county to reach the threshold.
"We are doing everything we can to remove vaccination barriers and address volatility through education and peer interactions," said Virginia Valentine, president of the Nevada Resort Association at the convention center.
they focus on reaching 60 percent so we can open up to 100, ”Valentine quoted Nevada Current . "There is no greater sign of our commitment to safety for our visitors than the vaccinated workforce."
As of this week, approximately 39 percent of the state's population combined have received at least one COVID-36 vaccine. A quarter are fully vaccinated, he said Nevada Current .
Also at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center was Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, D. He said he would rather see the convention center "filled with presenters and clients than with vaccines.
"We are on our way back," announced the governor. “We are stronger, safer and healthier than ever on the way back.
“I am determined to make Nevada the safest place for vacation and convention, and that will only be done by what you see behind me. It means: needles in human arms. "
Living room worker says COVID-19 It's terrible
One employee, Delia Garcia, who received an injection at a convention center, told KLAS when she was vaccinated: "It makes me feel safer at work."
He works as a guest room assistant in Delano Las Vegas. Garcia admitted that "it was terrible to open one door in the rooms and you don't know what's going to happen inside."
In addition, the secretary and treasurer of the Geoconda Arguello-Kline Culinary Union praised Sisolak for his "efforts to increase access to the vaccine, especially in black and brown communities disproportionately affected by the effects of COVID-19.
The Culinary Union continues to encourage workers to use their local workplace vaccine clinics whenever they are available, ”she added.
Valentine also noted that the Nevada sites provide workers "flexibility to get their injection and use creative ways to promote and reward immunization."
Wynn Centers say workers who are not receiving vaccines must provide weekly proof that they have tested negative for COVID - 19.
Gibs NGCB on warns against duress
However, one of the Wynn employees, identified only as Nikki, filed a complaint with KTNV, another local television station. "Forced".
In response, Gibson said Nevada Current “I don't know about this program. I would have to look at it.
"I don't want compulsion. It is important for people to make a choice. "
On Saturday, companies and casinos in Clark County are shifting the 50 to 80 percent occupancy limit on the gaming floors.
