OKC-County Health Department adds new COVID-19 vaccination pod event for Wednesday
KOCO’S DILLON RICHARDS WAS THERE WITH THE MAYOR THIS MORNING. DILLON, WHY DID HE CHOOSE DILLON, WHY DID HE CHOOSE NOW? DILLON: WELL PART OF THE REASON IS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA ARE NOW ELIGIBLE IN PHASE THREE ABOUT 85 PERCENT OF ADULTS AND HEALTH OFFICIALS WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, IF YOU’RE IN THAT GROUP THERE’S JUST NO REASON TO WAIT AND THAT WAS THE SHOT SIMPLE AS THAT, BUT A BIG STEP HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE AS WE START TO TURN THE TIDE IN OUR WAR AGAINST THE VIRUS. MAYOR HOLT SAYING HE WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THERE’S NO REASON TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED EVEN IF YOU FEEL LI YOU’RE YOUNGER OR HEALTHY. HOLT: IT IS ENTIRELY ACCEPTABLE AND ENCOURAGED FOR YOU TO START CHECKING THE WEBSITE AND TO START YOUR VACCINATION PROCESS AS SOON AS YOU CAN SECURE AN APPOINTMENT. HOLT: I’M SHOWING YOU A RELATIVELY HEALTHY 42-YEAR-OLD GETTING THE VACCINATION, WHICH SHOULD BE, KIND OF, YOUR VISUAL CUE THAT IT’S OKAY. EVERYONE CAN GET THE VACCINE NOW. DILLON: THAT MESSAGE COMES WITH ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED TO MOST OF THE STATE, INCLUDING A BROAD GROUP OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT EVERY LEVEL CAN GET IT OKLAHOMA NOW APPROACING A MILLION PEOPLE AT LEAS APPOINTMENTS STILL GOING FAST. MCGOUGH: I THINK WE’RE REALLY TO A GOOD POINT OF BEGINNING TO SATURATE AT THIS POINT, AND I THINK THAT’S WHY IT’S GREAT WE’VE TAKEN CARE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS, WE’VE TAKEN CARE OF FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE MORE VULNERAB AND NOW WE’RE ABLE TO OFFER THIS TO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE GETTING CLOSE TO JUST BEING GENERAL PUBLIC DILLON: EVEN WITH THAT MESSAGE TODAY THERE ARE STILL JUST NOT ENOUGH APPOINTMENTS TO GO AROUND IT MIGHT TAKE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE YOU CAN FIND ONE. WE STILL HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLY. MAY TAKE COUPLE OF WEEKS. KEEP CHECKING. WE’VE SET UP A VACCINE TRACKER ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR MOBI APP, CHECK THOSE OUT. WE’VE GOT LINKS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES YOU CAN GET VACCINATED RICHARDS KOCO 5 NE
OKC-County Health Department adds new COVID-19 vaccination pod event for Wednesday
Updated: 6:30 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021
The Oklahoma City-County Health Department on Monday added a new COVID-19 vaccine appointment opportunity for those who are eligible.The vaccination pod will be held Wednesday, March 17 at Oklahoma City University, located at 2501 N. Blackwelder Ave. The health department will offer first-dose Moderna vaccines.Oklahomans in the first three stages of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan are eligible for the shot. Those include people 65 and older, adults with severe comorbidities, any adult at risk of mortality with severe morbidity resulting from a COVID-19 infection, a broad group of essential workers and students and teachers at every level.CLICK HERE to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccination pod event.
The Oklahoma City-County Health Department on Monday added a new COVID-19 vaccine appointment opportunity for those who are eligible.
The vaccination pod will be held Wednesday, March 17 at Oklahoma City University, located at 2501 N. Blackwelder Ave. The health department will offer first-dose Moderna vaccines.
Oklahomans in the first three stages of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan are eligible for the shot. Those include people 65 and older, adults with severe comorbidities, any adult at risk of mortality with severe morbidity resulting from a COVID-19 infection, a broad group of essential workers and students and teachers at every level.
CLICK HERE to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccination pod event.
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