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Friday's News Update From KWGS

Friday's top stories:

• Officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health say they've abandoned a plan for a statewide contract to bring in more health care workers to aid strained hospitals amid the current COVID surge.

• The governor and several Oklahoma lawmakers are lashing out against the Biden administration's plans to get more Americans vaccinated.

• Tulsa is expected to receive roughly 800 Afghan refugees for resettlement in the coming weeks.

Chris joined Public Radio Tulsa as a news anchor and reporter in April 2020. He’s a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York.