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By: Feliz Romero OKLAHOMA CITY - Hope is on the horizon for residents in long-term care facilities. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the infection rate for COVID-19 in long-term care facilities is going down. “We really are entering a stretch of time where the state stabilization in long-term care is occurring. Vaccinations have done very well for our residents and we feel very good about this moment,” Steven Buck, the CEO and President of Oklahoma Care Providers said. In Oklahoma, more than half of long-term care residents have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. Buck said in Oklahoma County more providers can do lobby visitations. ....
By: Barry Mangold OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma State Department of Health said as of Monday, three-quarters of the state’s nursing and long-term care facilities have schedules to receive the first of two vaccination shots. “I think there s light at the end of the tunnel,” said Katy Woodard, administrator of the Medical Park West Rehabilitation & Skilled Care. CVS and Walgreens are in charge of offering shots to every resident and staff member of Oklahoma care facilities as part of the first phase of vaccine distribution. The companies plan on visiting each facility three times, 21 days apart to allow each person to get the initial and booster shots. ....