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Nate Young is not a kid of many words. Lacing up his bright pink soccer cleats before practice on a warm summer evening in Las Vegas, the 11-year-old described his bout with COVID-19 in June as “not easy.”

Younger Nevadans are the face of the current COVID-19 surge in hospitalizations and deaths.

The Clark County School District does not plan to make public the numbers of students and employees required to quarantine due to being a close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 out of privacy concerns, Superintendent Jesus Jara said Thursday.

Around 3% of Americans are now eligible for a third dose of Pfizer and Modernas COVID-19 vaccines — and some have already gotten their shot.

Self-reported cases in the hundreds underscore the need for face masks, officials say.

In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.

Federal approval was made Wednesday for COVID-19 booster shots. That means those with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines will have to get another shot to keep themselves as protected as possible against the Delta variant.

When it comes to the pandemic in Southern Nevada, it’s deja vu all over again.