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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.
Every year, flags are planted on the south lawn of the capitol to represent domestic violence victims who were murdered. In 2020, 61 Oklahomans died at the hands of their domestic abuser. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

Every year, flags are planted on the south lawn of the capitol to represent domestic violence victims who were murdered. In 2020, 61 Oklahomans died at the hands of their domestic abuser. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

Okla. domestic violence reports reach highest level in 20 years

Whitney Bryen - Oklahoma Watch
Thursday, September 23, 2021
A bloodied 15-year-old with a dislocated jaw told police at his Watonga home that his dad punched him in the mouth because he had done something he shouldn’t have, court records show.
More Oklahomans went without health coverage in the most recent year compared with the year before. New numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 548,000 Oklahoma residents lacked insurance in 2018 – an increase of 3,000 since 2017.

More Oklahomans went without health coverage in the most recent year compared with the year before. New numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 548,000 Oklahoma residents lacked insurance in 2018 – an increase of 3,000 since 2017.

Oklahoma sees rise in number of uninsured for second straight year

News Staff
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
For just the third time this decade, more Oklahomans went without health coverage in the most recent year compared with the year before. New numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 548,000 Oklahoma residents lacked insurance in 2018 – an increase of 3,000 since 2017.
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to produce in-depth and investigative journalism on public-policy and quality-of-life issues facing the state. For more information, go to oklahomawatch.org.

Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to produce in-depth and investigative journalism on public-policy and quality-of-life issues facing the state. For more information, go to oklahomawatch.org.

Key facts to know about Medicaid expansion proposal

News Staff
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The question of whether to expand Medicaid and extend health insurance to thousands of Oklahomans promises to be a major topic over the next year.
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