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The Oklahoma City-County Health Department is teaming up with several community partners to make 10,000 doses of all three COVID-19 vaccines available Wednesday at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.If you ve been waiting or selective with which vaccine you want, you are able to sign up for the event Wednesday and come out to the State Fair Park and get vaccinated. People can choose from Pfizer, Moderna or the Johnson & Johnson, also known as a Janssen vaccine.Officials urge people to sign up before they arrive. CLICK HERE to sign up now!OCCHD officials have seen a high demand the J&J vaccine, so 5,000 doses are available, with 2,500 Moderna doses and 2,500 Pfizer doses offered as well. If you are 16 and older, you can get the Pfizer vaccine with a parent or guardian on-site to give consent.If you are 18 and older, you can get the other two vaccines. Remember to bring your ID the site.While these vaccine pods are convenient, we spoke to health officials about why fewer people might b
By News Director Jared Atha
Soon home bound Elk City residents who qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine will have the shots brought to them.
According to Elk City, City Manager Tom Ivester, personnel with the Elk City Fire Department and Elk City EMS are now qualified to take the vaccine into homes of those who may be unable to get themselves to a point of distribution clinic.
Ivester stresses that the vaccine is not mandatory for any citizen in Elk City.
Assistant Chief Medical Officer Kyle Chervenka says anyone wanting the vaccine but can’t leave their home, to call the city to set up an appointment.
Oklahoma State Department of Health
With COVID-19 vaccine eligibility now expanded to the vast majority of Oklahoma adults, the state health department is urging everyone who qualifies including community and government leaders to seek out their shots as soon as possible. We do want to encourage people to step up and get the vaccine, said Oklahoma State Department of Health Deputy Commissioner Keith Reed during a Monday press briefing. We get numerous reports from people that are saying, I want to get vaccinated but I want to make sure that I don t take the place of somebody else who may need it more than me. And that is so appreciated, that attitude of taking care of your neighbors and stepping aside for others, but we re reaching a point now where we need to get a lot of people vaccinated.
By: Mike Glover
With three vaccines available in the state, Oklahoma is moving quickly through the phases of getting everyone eligible for the vaccine. As of today, 1,046,626 total doses of state allocated vaccine have been administered. This includes 674,884 Oklahomans that have received at least one dose and 371,742 Oklahomans that have completed the full series, said Oklahoma State Department of Health Deputy Commissioner Keith Reed.
The overall vaccine supply is steadily increasing. Now, the state will now open up appointments for the remainder of the groups in phase 2. So starting Monday, March 8, Oklahomans in congregant care or work locations, city, county, and state leaders or elected officials, and public health staff supporting the front lines will be eligible to receive a COVID vaccine, Reed said.