Coronavirus

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

As state marks its 10,000th COVID-19 death, lagging areas show vaccination progress

Paul Monies - Oklahoma Watch
Thursday, September 30, 2021
More Oklahomans are reaching fully vaccinated status in ZIP codes that have been lagging most of the summer, according to the latest biweekly vaccination data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.   The statewide COVID-19 vaccination rate was 46.6% this week, compared to 54.
COVID-19 rapid test

COVID-19 rapid test

Insider Q&A: Quidel CEO talks rapid testing for coronavirus

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speed and accuracy are key features when screening for coronavirus. Quidel Corp. is one of a handful of U.S. companies authorized to sell a rapid test for COVID-19, yielding results in about 15 minutes. The test is run on a small machine that is used in clinics and doctor offices.
Ledger photo by Jeremy Robbins A giant American flag hangs from the top of a building as attendees gather for a rally for President Donald Trump inside the nearby BOK Center in downtown Tulsa last Saturday.

Ledger photo by Jeremy Robbins A giant American flag hangs from the top of a building as attendees gather for a rally for President Donald Trump inside the nearby BOK Center in downtown Tulsa last Saturday.

Tulsa arena host thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

Associated Press
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
TULSA – Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump showed up in an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in some places, concerns that were amplified after six staffers helping to set up the event tested positive for the...
Inside Terry’s Bicycles, 2102 W. Gore Blvd. in Lawton.

Inside Terry’s Bicycles, 2102 W. Gore Blvd. in Lawton.

Bike shop thrives in time of coronavirus

Michael Kinney
Thursday, June 4, 2020
LAWTON – Teddy Hopkins needed to get exercise. A man in his mid-40s, going days without being able to work out was not doing him any good. But that was the situation Hopkins found himself when his gym in Lawton was shut down along with other nonessential businesses due to the spread of COVID-19.

Altus AFB eases coronavirus measures

News Staff
Saturday, May 30, 2020
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE - Altus Air Force Base leaders announced the transition from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) CHARLIE to HPCON BRAVO today. The base’s announcement closely aligns with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s “Open Up and Recover Safely (OURS) Plan.
Returning a coronavirus stimulus check sent to a deceased person

Returning a coronavirus stimulus check sent to a deceased person

Returning a coronavirus stimulus check sent to a deceased person

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Any American receiving a stimulus check for someone who has died prior to receiving the payment is required to return that check to the federal government. IRS virus guidelines state the following: Does someone who has died qualify for the payment (of a stimulus check)? No.
A men’s ward inside a yellow fever hospital in Havana, Cuba.

A men’s ward inside a yellow fever hospital in Havana, Cuba.

Coronavirus quarantine fight not a first for U.S.

News Staff
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential address to Congress is famous for bringing us the Roosevelt Corollary, which warned European nations from involving themselves in the affairs of Latin America. What is not as well-known is a small paragraph sandwiched between two other issues.
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