Stitt: Students need to be in school now By: Janice Francis-Smith The Journal Record January 12, 2021
Gov. Kevin Stitt said quarantining students and teachers in cases of exposure in the classroom is the biggest impediment to resuming in-person learning and has “created substantial staffing shortages.” (AP file photo)
OKLAHOMA CITY – More and more Oklahomans can be vaccinated in upcoming weeks as more vaccine becomes available, but children need to be back in school right now, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and other state officials said during a press conference at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Stitt said the new quarantine protocol announced for schools Tuesday will encourage more widespread, consistent use of masks in schools without his having to issue a mask mandate.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020, 5:57 pm
By: Tevis Hillis
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma City mayor David Holt expressed his concerns regarding the rising COVID-19 cases during a Wednesday news conference.
Oklahoma City is averaging about 1,000 new virus cases daily. With the approximately 1.4 million people living in the city, the math averages out to around 14,000 new positive cases every two weeks. That s just people who took the test,” Holt said. “You have to assume that in every room, one person has COVID-19.”
Holt asked OKC residents for a “Power 10” just before Thanksgiving as a way to slow the spread of the virus. While the city saw a slight decline, it did not last.
Metro health officials address questions, rumors about COVID-19 vaccine in virtual town hall Share Updated: 8:32 PM CST Dec 17, 2020 Share Updated: 8:32 PM CST Dec 17, 2020
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Show Transcript CORRESPONDENT THAT WE ARE FAR FROM THE END AND MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE THE NORM FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SHE IS DISCOVERING THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VACCINE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE LIVES WILL GO BACK TO NORMALITY. THAT’S ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX. HE SAYS THAT IT IS NOT IN THE A MIRACLE SHOT. IT’S NOT NEARLY AS EFFECTIVE IF WE DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED. IT IS EFFECTIVE. IT’S
By: Barry Mangold
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The Oklahoma City-County Health Department plans to construct a drive-thru facility for testing and vaccinations with the goal of opening as COVID-19 vaccines become available for the general public.
The facility “will certainly be one of the most important things we ever put on this campus,” said Dr. Patrick McGough, director of the OCCHD. “We’re really excited about it.”
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The department’s board of health voted on Thursday in support of constructing the drive-thru facility and a warehouse next to its offices on Northeast 63rd Street, financed by up to $7 million in municipal bonds.