coronavirus

Sapulpa students to return to in-person learning next week

December 4, 2020
Sapulpa Public Schools has formally announced their intention to transition back to in-person learning beginning December 7th, according to an official statement released on Friday.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shows the most promise

November 30, 2020
A final analysis of phase 3 clinical trials demonstrates the company’s mRNA1273 vaccine is 94.1 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 infection and shows an astounding 100 percent efficacy against preventing a severe case of the disease.
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How the COVID-19 Vaccines will roll out

November 30, 2020
There are now vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that have concluded clinical trials and have passed safety and effectiveness criteria. Here is how the phased rollout would work.

AstraZeneca to conduct more clinical trials

November 30, 2020
Doubt has been cast on the results of Astra Zeneca’s Phase 3 clinical trials last week, which claimed an overall efficacy of 70 percent.

Tulsa County hospitals now in Tier 3

November 30, 2020
The metric used to place hospitals in Tier 3 is that 20 percent of the beds must be occupied by COVID-19 patients for three consecutive days.

COVID-19 cases skyrocket to over 6,000 in a single day over the weekend

November 29, 2020
A total of 193,824 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19, and 159,894 Oklahomans have recovered from the novel virus.

Walmart tightens restrictions

November 16, 2020
With COVID-19 cases rising, Walmart is again counting customers entering and leaving to maintain 20 percent occupancy.

White House report says COVID-19 in Oklahoma is unabated and requires a rapid response

November 12, 2020
According to the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report, released Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Oklahoma’s weekly new cases and the percentage of positive test results reached record levels as 83% of Oklahoma counties are in the red zone, which represents a high level of community transmission. “The unyielding COVID spread across Oklahoma continues with…

U.S. government accused of withholding COVID-19 hospitalization data

November 5, 2020
The daily reports illustrate county, city, and hospital-level data, as well as national assessments that HHS does not post online.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Oklahoma could triple by the end of December

November 4, 2020
Oklahoma health officials warn that unless prevention protocols are not widely implemented, The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Oklahoma is projected to triple.
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