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Oklahoma launches second phase of vaccinations
A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is held at a vaccination site in Oklahoma City.
(AP photo/Sue Ogrocki)
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma educators, school staff members and adults of any age with illnesses that might make them susceptible to COVID-19 are now eligible to receive coronavirus vaccinations after the state launched into a second phase of vaccinations on Monday.
“Our goal is to make sure that every Oklahoma teacher and staff member who wants the COVID-19 vaccine can get it by spring break” in mid-March, said health commissioner Dr. Lance Frye.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said she expects a high percentage of public school staff to accept the vaccine.
By: Jordan Dafnis
Oklahoma City -
Monday is another milestone for COVID-19 vaccination plans as a new group of Oklahomans are now eligible to get the vaccine.
Kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers and Oklahomans of any age with serious health conditions are eligible to get their shots. This will impact hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans.
Those now eligible due to comorbidities includes anyone with hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic lung, liver, or renal disease, and cancers.
Oklahoma Deputy Health Commissioner, Keith Reed says the state is also going to be careful to keep open appointments for earlier groups such as people age 65 and older.