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In The Know: Oklahoma’s largest school district will defy mask mandate law | Documents show bleak outlook for COVID hospitalizations

Oklahoma lawsuit seeks to overturn ban on school mask mandates; Internal documents reveal health officials’ bleak outlook on Oklahoma’s COVID hospitalizations; Census data indicates two-thirds of Oklahoma counties lost population during the last decade; [More...]

In The Know: OKC school announces mask mandate, Tulsa schools authorizes legal action | Hospitals running out of ICU space

An Oklahoma school system defies law against mask mandate as other districts discuss legal action; 'There's no way to find a bed:' Oklahoma hospitals are running out of room amid COVID-19 surge; [More...]

In The Know: Hospitals nearing breaking point during current surge | Tulsa schools weighing possible lawsuits on school mask ban | More

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...]

In The Know: Some parents feeling forgotten as new school year approaches | State Supreme Court to review unemployment order | 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...]

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...]

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