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Staff shortages and equipment transition for the relocated Public Health Lab in Stillwater have caused state health officials to outsource certain tests to
Relocated public health lab outsources some tests By: Paul Monies Oklahoma Watch February 19, 2021 Comments Off on Relocated public health lab outsources some tests
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, center holding scissors, and state Cabinet secretaries pose during a Jan. 21 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly relocated state Public Health Lab in Stillwater.
(Oklahoma State Department of Health)
Staff shortages and equipment transition for the relocated public health lab in Stillwater have caused state health officials to outsource certain tests to private labs, and in some cases to a public health lab in Minnesota.
The move will cause delays between 24 to 48 hours for some microbiology tests, according to an email obtained by Oklahoma Watch and sent earlier by John Murray, the lab’s acting administrative director.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Concerns are mounting that Oklahoma’s state Capitol could become a COVID-19 superspreader site as the Legislature prepares to convene with no apparent mask enforcement for visitors or
State officials held a ribbon cutting Thursday at the Oklahoma Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence in Stillwater.
The center was announced in October, and its more rural location was always the plan. State Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur said human and animal health are closely related because of diseases that jump from animals to humans or that affect food supplies. By leveraging our state’s expertise and global relationships in animal and agricultural science, we can greatly improve our ability to respond to new diseases and public health threats as they arise, Arthur said.
Gov. Kevin Stitt believes the pandemic center will draw top researchers and make Oklahoma more competitive for grants.