{"id":1727,"date":"2021-06-03T00:49:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T00:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/06\/03\/rosen-visits-touro-universitys-east-las-vegas-vaccine-clinic-highlights-importance-of-getting-vaccinated\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:23:07","slug":"rosen-visits-touro-universitys-east-las-vegas-vaccine-clinic-highlights-importance-of-getting-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/06\/03\/rosen-visits-touro-universitys-east-las-vegas-vaccine-clinic-highlights-importance-of-getting-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Visits Touro University\u2019s East Las Vegas Vaccine Clinic, Highlights Importance of Getting Vaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">LAS VEGAS, NV<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp;\u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), visited a vaccine clinic hosted by Touro University Nevada, Immunize Nevada, and the City of Las Vegas at the East Las Vegas Community Center. During her visit, Senator Rosen spoke with Touro University faculty and students about their vaccination efforts in Nevada and urged community members to get vaccinated in order <span style=\"color:black\">to protect their health. &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cThe COVID-19 vaccines are key to keeping our community safe and defeating this pandemic,\u201d<b> dijo el Senador Rosen. <\/b>\u201cToday, I was honored to visit Touro University\u2019s vaccination clinic to learn more about their efforts to reach every community in Nevada. The <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#1f497d\">u<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">niversity is also doing important work to make vaccinations accessible to families in Nevada\u2019s Latino community. Vaccines <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">are available for everyone age 12 and up, and I encourage all Nevadans to do their part to keep our community and families safe.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">BACKGROUND:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> Touro University Nevada (Touro) is Nevada\u2019s largest school of medicine, Nevada\u2019s largest Physician Assistant (PA) school, fully accredited, and a private, non-profit, Jewish-sponsored institution. Opened in 2004, Touro was established to help address critical needs in health care and education and as a resource for community services throughout the state. Touro is now home to nearly 1,500 students, in a wide variety of degree programs including osteopathic medicine, physician assistant studies, education, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and medical health sciences. The university\u2019s Henderson campus includes a multi-specialty health center and a multi-disciplinary Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">During the pandemic, Touro university\u2019s faculty and students have provided more than 10,000 vaccines across Southern Nevada.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Student members of Touro\u2019s Latin Medical Students Association (LMSA) administered the vaccine under the supervision of Dr. Rebecca Edgeworth, adjunct professor at Touro University Nevada. Established four years ago, LMSA was created to allow Latino students of similar experiences and backgrounds to share experiences with one another and to bring awareness to the healthcare matters and disparities that affect the Latino and underrepresented communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/rosen-votes-pass-american-rescue-plan-act\/\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0563c1\">Earlier this year<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Rosen voted for and Congress passed the <i>American Rescue Plan<\/i> which included $20 billion for vaccine research, manufacturing, and distribution.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">###<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS, NV&nbsp;\u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), visited a vaccine clinic hosted by Touro University Nevada, Immunize Nevada, and the City of Las Vegas at the East Las Vegas Community Center. 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