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The Tulsa Health Department is now offering the Novavax vaccine to those wanting to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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"Outstanding.... Garcia's book uses rich storytelling and insightful reporting to uncover not only the long history of how autistic people have been mistreated but also how they continue to be ignored.... [This] is exactly the book we need to lead the way in changing the autism conversation. It belongs on the shelf next to 'NeuroTribes' as essential reading on autism and neurodiversity." -- The Washington Post
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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.
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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.
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Health officials advise unvaccinated Oklahomans to get their COVID shots and fully vaccinated individuals to get a booster.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt argues Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overstepped his constitutional authority by subjecting the National Guard to the mandate, which applies to active-duty military members.
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A directive says National Guard members who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be barred from required training and not paid. Lankford submitted an amendment to the annual defense spending bill to cancel out Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's order.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin suggested Guard troops who refuse the shots could lose their federal status, which could impact their pay and future benefits.
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All adults who are six months past their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines can now get a third shot to boost immunity.
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Attorney General John O’Connor said Oklahoma has a shortage of nurses as it was, and the mandate would worsen the situation.