We're getting an update on vaccinations from Deputy Commissioner of Health Keith Reed. About 600,000 Oklahomans have registered through the portal, and about 100,000 appointments have been scheduled.
Reed: Keep in mind the scheduling portal is not the only way to get a vaccine. It is the way to get one through health departments and pandemic providers. You can contact pharmacies and doctors.
Reed: The waiting period between doses is 3-4 weeks. "That's the minimum time period to wait." The CDC issued a guidance that efficacy is the same up to 6 weeks apart. That being said, Oklahoma is aiming to get second doses into arms at the beginning of the window, not the end.
Reed: Oklahoma has administered 350,000 vaccine doses to date, with about 50,000 of those being second doses. We will receive a 16 percent increase in vaccine supply next week. 103,000 are expected next week from all sources. Much of that will go to second doses.
Reed: We have provided at least the first dose to about 28 percent of Oklahoma's 65+ population. (There are about 600,000 65+ in Oklahoma)
Reed: We must get through our 65+ population. They are our most vulnerable, and it is the hardest for them to schedule. Oklahomans need to be respectful of them. "Please don't go in and adjust your registration to try to make it to where you qualify now."
My tweets are pretty sparse because we're getting a lot of repeat questions.
@pmonies asks if OSDH will begin releasing vaccination data broken down by county and/or zip code.
Reed says they're working on it, but don't have many details. "I don't want to over promise and then not be able to deliver."
Reed says they're working on it, but don't have many details. "I don't want to over promise and then not be able to deliver."
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