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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.
State public health officials are feeling optimistic about the pace of vaccinations and lower cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19, leading to changes last
More than one-third of adults in Oklahoma have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the state has opened up eligibility for more groups to