With a third of eligible Oklahomans vaccinated, effort transitions
By: Paul Monies
Oklahoma Watch
May 3, 2021
Janene Stewart, director of operations at Norman Regional Hospital, administers a COVID-19 vaccine. About one-third of the state’s population older than 16 is fully vaccinated. (Photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
Oklahoma’s early success in providing COVID-19 shots has waned in recent weeks, with appointments at mass-vaccine events slowing and public health officials making targeted pitches about the importance of the vaccine.
The two-week pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after concerns over a rare blood clot linked to that vaccine contributed to the slowdown, officials said. Despite that, all three approved vaccines – the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna and the one-dose Johnson & Johnson – are available again across the state.