Vaccines

It was unclear Tuesday afternoon whether the individuals were vaccinated against the measles.

The district said a staffer was at Wayside Elementary School Monday before testing positive Tuesday. But the Oklahoma State Department of Health said it's not measles.

According to officials, some people in Tulsa are skeptical of the effectiveness of vaccines, especially when receiving dubious information on social media.

Exemption rates during the 2022-23 school year rose to 4.7% of Oklahoma kindergartners, which is 1.2% more than the year before.

After its recent FDA approval, the CDC recommended everyone six months and older get an updated COVID vaccine. But insurance snags and supply issues are giving some Oklahomans trouble accessing it.

The Tulsa Health Department is now offering the Novavax vaccine to those wanting to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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The average of new COVID-19 cases is up 93% since the day before Thanksgiving. Hospitalizations are up nearly 50% over the past month, though they remain lower than during COVID surges in the summer and last winter.

Sen. James Lankford said between people who are fully vaccinated and those who recovered from COVID-19, 92% of U.S. adults have some level of immunity.

Health officials advise unvaccinated Oklahomans to get their COVID shots and fully vaccinated individuals to get a booster.