Dec 29, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY â The state has begun implementing the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, which targets first responders and an additional group of health care workers.
Assuming the vaccine supply remains sufficient, officials then plan to start administering the vaccine to Oklahomans age 65 and older, said Keith Reed, the stateâs deputy commissioner of health.
He said Oklahoma always had planned to roll out the vaccine in an overlapping manner versus waiting for 100% completion in one group before starting another to ensure efficient use of resources and to maximize available vaccine and vaccinators.
As of Dec. 24, the state had received 122,750 doses of the vaccine and administered 29,725, he said.
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Health officials are tackling coronavirus vaccine skepticism in unexpected places. Across the country and in Oklahoma, even those in the medical industry can fall victim to misinformation.
The Healthier Oklahoma Coalition held a briefing Tuesday, featuring the first physician to treat the coronavirus in America. Dr. George Diaz, an infection prevention manager at Providence Regional Medical Center, in Everett, Washington, treated the country’s first confirmed cases.
As the United States works to implement one of the most complex comprehensive vaccination programs in history, Diaz says one threat lurks everywhere: misinformation. Our health care workers are part of the general public, and so they are susceptible to misinformation about the vaccine, Diaz said. And so there s a substantial amount of hesitancy by some even health care workers receiving the vaccine because of what they re seeing in media in terms of adverse effects or, you know, rumors, et c
Snohomish County COVID-19 case rate decreases for first time since early September Posted: December 22, 2020 764
For the first time since early September, the rolling two-week COVID-19 case rate in Snohomish County decreased, from 444 to 427 per 100,000 residents, the Snohomish Health District said Tuesday.
“For that trend to continue moving in the right direction, we really need all of our residents and businesses to keep those important public health measures up during the holidays,” said Dr. Chris Spitters, health officer for the Snohomish Health District. “As hard as it is, avoiding indoor gatherings, wearing face masks and keeping 6 feet apart from those we don’t live with are the key to easing restrictions in the new year.”
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