Thursday's top stories:
• Some health experts say COVID-19 is unlikely to spike again this winter, though a former Oklahoma state epidemiologist says not to rule out the possibility.
• Pediatricians say it appears the delta variant of COVID-19 is infecting more teenagers but not necessarily sickening them more severely.
• Analysts say the early end to enhanced federal unemployment benefits in Oklahoma likely did not have an impact on the state's labor force participation rate.