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In The Know: Judge orders extra unemployment benefits restored | Oklahoma AG ask court to overturn McGirt | Vaccine fact check

A judge has temporarily restored extra unemployment payments for Oklahomans; Oklahoma attorney general urges Supreme Court to overturn McGirt; Fact checking Oklahoma elected officials and social media claims about COVID-19 vaccines [More...]

In The Know: Fewer nurses during latest COVID surge | Returning children to school safely | Increasing vaccination rates

Fewer nurses to care for COVID-19 patients this time around; thousands of Oklahoma parents moving forward with COVID vaccines for kids amid back-to-school surge; Initial claims for unemployment insurance decline by 25%; From roads to broadband, here's what the federal infrastructure bill would fund for Oklahoma [More...]

In The Know: Schools prep for back to school as virus hits younger residents | RSV cases also spiking | Addressing vaccine hesitancy

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...]

In The Know: Health officials: Hospitalizations near capacity | Local school officials say hands are tied by new state law | More

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...]

In The Know: Officials wrestle with protecting children as school starts | Pediatricians encouraging masks, vaccinations | More

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...]

In The Know: Surge of COVID patients, young and unvaccinated | Health officials increase call for vaccinations as hospitalizations rise

'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...]

In The Know: Feds, neighboring states taking actions as virus numbers climb | An open letter to Gov. Stitt | Medicaid’s 56th anniversary

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...]

In The Know: Health officials sound warnings as virus numbers climb | Opioid money going unspent | Running a fair race

‘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...]

In The Know: State health officials ask Gov. for emergency order as CDC issues new mask guidance | Hospitalizations continue rising

State health officials call for emergency order amid COVID-19 surge, react to CDC mask guidance; Number of Oklahomans hospitalized with coronavirus at highest levels since February; Medicaid expansion "a boon" for underserved residents; How much Gov. Stitt has raised for his reelection campaign [More...]

In The Know: COVID and back to school planning | Rep. Lucas calls on Oklahomans to vaccinate | 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...]

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