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Federal community coronavirus vaccine center opens in Tulsa
April 21, 2021
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) A federal center providing coronavirus vaccinations to anyone aged 16 or older opened Wednesday in Tulsa, offering up to 3,000 vaccinations each Tuesday through Saturday for the next eight weeks.
The center is operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with state and local agencies at Tulsa Community College in northeastern Tulsa. Tulsa Health Department Director Bruce Dart said it is hoped the location will provide vaccinations to underserved residents that include Blacks and Hispanics in north Tulsa.
The center provides the Pfizer vaccine that is approved for anyone 16 or older. Those aged 16 and 17 must have a parent or guardian present to receive the vaccine.
From Staff Reports
A Tulsa paramedic died Monday after spending more than a month in the hospital battling complications of COVID-19.
Debbie Rusher, who spent decades working for EMSA, had been placed on a ventilator around the Thanksgiving holiday, according to her friends and co-workers. Her struggle prompted numerous EMSA colleagues and other workers with the Tulsa Police and Fire departments to light up the night sky outside Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa earlier this month in a show of support.
An EMSA spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that Rusher died on Monday, while friends and co-workers of Rusherâs took to social media to grieve her death. She joined EMSA in 1999.
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