Jan 10, 2021
An employee at Griffin Memorial Hospital receives a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17.Reese Gorman / The Transcript
Multiple local agencies are collaborating to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Norman this week.
Classen Urgent Care, the City of Norman, Norman Regional EMS and the Cleveland County Health Department are hosting a free vaccine POD from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the 12th Avenue Recreation Center. The clinic will vaccinate 120 local seniors ages 65 and up.
Registration for the POD opened Thursday evening, and the spots were filled within 20 minutes, Norman Recreation Superintendent Jason Olsen said. However, the hope is that Wednesdayâs POD will be the first of many local opportunities for the city to vaccinate residents.
Jan 5, 2021
Norman Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Migliorino, middle, Assistant Director of Alternative Education Linda Mace, left, and Director of Alternative Education Paul Tryggestad, right, cut the ribbon Tuesday at the grand opening of Dimensions Academy. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
The bright blue ribbon that fell in front of Dimensions Academy Tuesday signaled a new era for Norman Public Schoolsâ alternative education option.
Students and faculty have already been using the new Dimensions space for the past semester, but Tuesday marked Dimensionsâ grand opening and the completion of years of vision and work.
âDimensions really is the crown jewel of the 2019 bond,â district Superintendent Nick Migliorino told attendees at Tuesdayâs opening and ribbon cutting ceremony.
Shown is IMMY, a Norman diagnostic test manufacturer. Provided Provided
Editorâs note: This story is the first of three this week that will highlight good news or deeds in Norman in 2020.
Norman-based company IMMY Labs came to the stateâs aid when it needed help most this year, providing free COVID-19 tests and lab work throughout Oklahoma.
IMMY Labs manufactures, markets and distributes diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, but this year the company started working with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to conduct and process COVID-19 tests. At one of its 150 locations across the state IMMY can now conduct around 1,600 tests in a single day.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication Dec. 29. The original story was based on data provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;