Oklahoma reports 115 new COVID-19 cases; total provisional death count rises by one Share Updated: 11:07 AM CDT Apr 27, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 11:07 AM CDT Apr 27, 2021
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Show Transcript ABOUT THAT SINGLE DOSE SHOT. FDA AND CDC RELEASED A J&J VACCINE FOR USE IN OUR VACCINATION EFFORT AGAINST COVID-19 IN THE U.S.. REPORTER: THIS AFTER THEY PUT A TEMPORARY HOLD ON THE VACCINE WHILE INVESTIGATING A HANDFUL OF CASES OF SEVERE BLOOD CLOTS IN YOUNGER WOMEN. THEY DID A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF BLOOD CLOTS THAT OCCURRED WITH THE J&J VACCINE. THEY IDENTIFIED 15 CASES. THAT WAS OUT OF 8 MILLION DOSES OF THE VACCINE. THE INCIDENCE IS INCREDIBLY LOW. REPORTER: J&J VACCINE WILL HAVE A WARNING LABEL ABOUT THOSE ONE CLOTS. GENERALLY, I THINK THE VACCINE IS VERY SAFE. REPORTER: THE DOCTOR SPEAKING WITH ME ABOUT VACCINE HESITANCY NOW THAT THE J&J VACCINE IS AVAILABLE. I WOULD NOT SECOND GUESS VACCINE BASED ON THIS EVE
Oklahoma reports 728 new COVID-19 cases since Friday; total provisional death count rises by 23 Share Updated: 11:20 AM CDT Apr 26, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 11:20 AM CDT Apr 26, 2021
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Show Transcript START TO YEAH, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TELLS ME TODAY THAT LAST NIGHT. THEY TOLD PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE THAT THEY COULD START UP JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINATIONS AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. WE DON’T KNOW IF ANY VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE JUST YET, BUT THAT SHOULD MEAN THAT THEY SHOULD START BECOMING AVAILABLE AGAIN VERY SOON. IT COMES HIS FIRST DOPES VACCINATIONS HAVE SLOWED IN OKLAHOMA. I SAY THAT THAT’S NECESSARY DUE TO JOHNSON JOHNSON, ALTHOUGH THAT’S A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, BUT IT’S DEFINITELY AN INDICATION THAT THAT WE NEED OKLAHOMA’S A STEP UP AND GET VACCINATED. THAT’S THAT’S A SIGNIFICANT DROP STILL NEARLY 1.5 MILLION. OKLAHOMA’S HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE THAT’S ALMOST HALF OF ADULTS THE J&J SHOT
Oklahoma reports 787 new COVID-19 cases since Friday; total provisional death count rises by 21 Share Updated: 6:13 PM CDT Apr 19, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 6:13 PM CDT Apr 19, 2021
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Show Transcript JUST ALL RIGHT. WE’LL TALK TO YOU SOON DAMON. THANKS. THERE ARE 787 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN OKLAHOMA AND THAT INCLUDES ALL POSITIVE TEST SINCE FRIDAY THE CDC REPORTING 21 MORE DEATHS AS WELL TODAY FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 8100 AND MORE THAN THIRD OF ALL, OKLAHOMA ADULTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. IT’S MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE WE REACH THAT MILESTONE OVER THE WEEKEND AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WITH AT LEAST ONE SHOT. IT’S ALM
Oklahoma reports 75 new COVID-19 cases; total provisional death count stands at 8,144 Share Updated: 11:12 AM CDT Apr 20, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 11:12 AM CDT Apr 20, 2021
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Show Transcript FROM WHICH VACCINE IS THE SAFEST, WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS THAT SOME ARE SAYING ONE THING GET THE SHOTS. THE BIGGEST MESSAGE FROM EVERYBODY ON THE CALL TONIGHT DO YOUR RESEARCH, AS TO QUESTIONS BY THE END VACCINE. WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE DYING AT A HIGHER DISPROPORTIONATE RATE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO SIT AT THE SIDELINES. NIKKI NICE HOLDING A PAL DISCUSSION SUNDAY AND ALONGSIDE DOCTORS AND HEALTH EXPERTS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VACCINES AND ADDRESSING THE HESITANCY FOR THOSE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY STEMMING FROM PAST TRAUMA AND RACISM FROM THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND PEXPERIMENTS ON THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS DATING BACK TO SLAVERY AND THE TESTY EXPERIMENTS. YOUR MISTRUST IS VALID. AT THE SAME POINT, UPON THIS ISSUE OF
Updated: 11:11 AM CDT Apr 15, 2021 KOCO Staff The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday reported 302 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 444,590.According to the health department, 314 is Thursday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.Thursday’s total provisional death count, according to the CDC/NCHS, stands at 8,114; that’s 21 more compared to the previous day’s update. The health department announced that they’ve changed the way they report COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. Moving forward, OSDH officials said they are including the provisional death count provided by CDC/NCHS in the daily updates.According to the CDC, provisional death counts deliver the most complete and accurate picture of lives lost to COVID-19. They are based on death certificates, which are the most re