COVID restrictions remain as vaccinations begin across Oklahoma COVID restrictions remain as vaccinations begin across Oklahoma By Kyle Payne | December 16, 2020 at 10:11 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 10:12 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - People in Lawton are currently under a mask mandate by the city ... every other restriction from Governor Stitt. He said the vaccinations don’t automatically mean those will be lifted. “We want to see our numbers go down, then we will lift those restrictions as soon as possible. You have to remember, Oklahoma has been re-opened for the last several months,” said Gov. Kevin Stitt. He said the only major restrictions for businesses have related to capacity, and the one’s put in place a few months ago closing some places at 11.