Jessica joined OK Policy as a Communications Associate in January 2018. A Mexican immigrant, she was a Clara Luper Scholar at Oklahoma City University where she obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy. Prior to joining OK Policy, Jessica worked at a digital marketing agency in Oklahoma City. She is an alumna of both the National Education for Women (N.E.W.) Leadership Institute (2013) and OK Policy's Summer Policy Institute (2015). In addition to her role at OK Policy, Jessica serves as a board member for Dream Action Oklahoma in OKC and communications director for Dream Alliance Oklahoma in Tulsa.
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 11, 2021 // Updated: August 11, 2021
Oklahoma hospitals near breaking point with COVID-19; Tulsa school board initiating discussion about potential lawsuits related to state ban on school mask mandates; In Oklahoma and other states, social media influencers lift vaccine rates [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 10, 2021 // Updated: August 10, 2021
With no mask mandates in Oklahoma schools, some parents feel forgotten; Oklahoma tribes respond to COVID-19 surge with safety steps; U.S. Rep. Tom Cole: Get vaccinated; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 5, 2021 // Updated: August 5, 2021
Masks are Optional. COVID Cases are Surging. And it’s Time for Back-to-School; “Unheard of:” Rare summer RSV surge fills Oklahoma children’s hospitals; More Oklahomans qualify for care through Medicaid expansion; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 4, 2021 // Updated: August 4, 2021
Concerns grow over bed capacity, rising COVID hospitalizations among young Oklahomans; Poll: Oklahomans don't want state involved in businesses' vaccination decisions; Local officials say hands tied by Senate bill restricting COVID response; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 3, 2021 // Updated: August 3, 2021
Tulsa Public Schools COVID safety plan includes mask expectation; More than 150,000 Oklahomans Now Receiving SoonerCare Through Expansion; OU Health trying to strengthen nursing workforce amid shortage 'crisis'; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
August 2, 2021 // Updated: August 2, 2021
'It's a crisis': COVID-19 hospitalizations soaring at record pace as virus spreads faster than ever in Oklahoma; New surge of COVID patients, young and unvaccinated, 'very scary' for Saint Francis physicians; [More...]
Feds, neighboring states act as COVID-19 numbers climb; At Oklahoma Children's Hospital, available pediatric beds are scarce as RSV surges; Lawmakers looking at eviction policy as moratorium comes to an end; [More...]
‘We can’t keep these levels up’: Oklahoma health leaders warn of grim COVID trajectory; COVID-19: Oklahoma 2nd in U.S. for test positivity; 8,651 new cases reported last week; EMSA response times below standards due to staffing shortages; [More...]
Back to school amid a COVID surge: Schools, universities contending with new limits on mask mandates; U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas: I'm vaccinated against COIVD-19, and you should be, too ... as soon as possible; [More...]
COVID in Oklahoma: Gov. Kevin Stitt rules out school mask mandates, 'not planning' emergency order; As COVID-19 infections rise again in Indian Country, Oklahoma becomes epicenter; Panel examines roles of Tulsa Race Massacre, Medicaid expansion in health disparities; [More...]
OKPOLICY.ORG
Oklahoma hospitals near breaking point with COVID-19; Tulsa school board initiating discussion about potential lawsuits related to state ban on school mask mandates; In Oklahoma and other states, social media influencers lift vaccine rates [More...]
With no mask mandates in Oklahoma schools, some parents feel forgotten; Oklahoma tribes respond to COVID-19 surge with safety steps; U.S. Rep. Tom Cole: Get vaccinated; [More...]
Masks are Optional. COVID Cases are Surging. And it’s Time for Back-to-School; “Unheard of:” Rare summer RSV surge fills Oklahoma children’s hospitals; More Oklahomans qualify for care through Medicaid expansion; [More...]
'It's a crisis': COVID-19 hospitalizations soaring at record pace as virus spreads faster than ever in Oklahoma; New surge of COVID patients, young and unvaccinated, 'very scary' for Saint Francis physicians; [More...]
Feds, neighboring states act as COVID-19 numbers climb; At Oklahoma Children's Hospital, available pediatric beds are scarce as RSV surges; Lawmakers looking at eviction policy as moratorium comes to an end; [More...]
