State officials said Tuesday they are on track to have Oklahoma’s new public health lab in Stillwater fully operational by October. Newborn screening and
By: Barry Mangold
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and senior health officials announced new guidelines for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that include in-person visitation, which has been nonexistent for nearly a year due to pandemic precautions.
“The standard for getting back to normal cannot be zero cases. We can do this safely,” Stitt said.
Deputy Health Commissioner Travis Kirkpatrick said vaccinations play a key role in whether in-person visitation should be possible.
The guidelines say unmasked, unsupervised, in-person visits are recommended only when both the resident and visitor(s) are inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine.