By: Tevis Hillis
The Oklahoma City-County Health Department and other health officials are fighting to calm fears over the COVID-19 vaccines, especially within minority communities.
Panelists said 75% to 85% of Oklahomans need to get the vaccine before life can get back to normal.
For that to happen, the panel said they will keep having these conversations and sessions to address skepticism and build trust within the black and brown communities.
“What makes this different is that we are all in this together. We are all trying to do our best for the health of all of our communities,” said David Conkerite with OU Health.
By: Barry Mangold
OKLAHOMA CITY -
The Oklahoma State Department of Health will launch an online scheduling tool for vaccination appointments Thursday morning. Some county health department officials said there may be few slots available at first, but that will change weekly.
“We’re building a system for the masses,” OSDH Deputy Commissioner Keith Reed said at a virtual news conference Monday. The federal government updates the agency weekly with the number of incoming vaccine doses.
“We ve got eyes on 7 days in advance on how much vaccine we re going to have,” Reed said.
Pre-registration for the online scheduling tool began Wednesday morning. As of 5 p.m., 103,542 people pre-registered.
By: Barry Mangold
OKLAHOMA CITY -
The Oklahoma State Department of Health will launch an online scheduling tool for vaccination appointments Thursday morning. Some county health department officials said there may be few slots available at first, but that will change weekly.
“We’re building a system for the masses,” OSDH Deputy Commissioner Keith Reed said at a virtual news conference Monday. The federal government updates the agency weekly with the number of incoming vaccine doses.
“We ve got eyes on 7 days in advance on how much vaccine we re going to have,” Reed said.
Pre-registration for the online scheduling tool began Wednesday morning. As of 5 p.m., 103,542 people pre-registered.
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