And I got the email last night. Hopefully we can get something fairly close before too long.

499 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 797.

22 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.1.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

499 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 797.

22 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.1.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

If memory serves, this is the lowest monday in quite some time. Let's hope these trends continue.

I feel like a lot of people are in phase 2. As a phase 3 person I don't think I am going to be able to get this for a long while.

I thought it would be big with all the teachers and support staff but I am seeing a lot of people get into phase 2 now.

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The production and distribution of the various vaccines are really ramping up.

It seems everyone who wants a vax will have it by this summer.

I'm going to watch daily for something closer. My wife won't drive far and I can't drive anywhere that's more than about an hour.

The availability is easier to attain if you have to drive 70 or 90 miles. That's the distance I drove for both of my shots. I figured it was worth the drive to not get the virus.

I saw on the local news today that what has been reported as doses administered in Oklahoma has been increased by something like 145,000 or 165,000 ? Due to the vaccines being administered by the Indian Nations are now being counted by the CDC. So that puts us near a million doses now.

I think we'll see this whole process start to move much faster in the coming months.

Yeah with J&J's vaccine coming online in early March and maybe only 60% of Americans wanting the shot, I think around Easter is when we see supply begin to eclipse demand.

The availability is easier to attain if you have to drive 70 or 90 miles. That's the distance I drove for both of my shots. I figured it was worth the drive to not get the virus.
I've heard that a lot. More than about half an hour in a car seat is excruciating for me. I guess I can leave early and make a few rest stops.

IMMY was cranking out about ~180 shots every 15 minutes this morning. It is all just constrained by supply.

I did read Dr. Frye said they want all teachers done by Spring Break (mid-march). I am guessing that is optimistic but that would be quite a stride.

Yeah with J&J's vaccine coming online in early March and maybe only 60% of Americans wanting the shot, I think around Easter is when we see supply begin to eclipse demand.

This feels ambitious, but I hope you're right! I can tell you that access to the vaccine is much better in Oklahoma than most states.

This feels ambitious, but I hope you're right! I can tell you that access to the vaccine is much better in Oklahoma than most states.

Are we just getting more per capita or why are we doing better? Just curious?
It doesn’t appear to be because of lack of demand. Areas of the state that I would have expected some resistance doesn’t seem to have that issue if you check out the map of percentages vaccinated. The rural areas are getting vaccines.

IMMY was cranking out about ~180 shots every 15 minutes this morning. It is all just constrained by supply.

I did read Dr. Frye said they want all teachers done by Spring Break (mid-march). I am guessing that is optimistic but that would be quite a stride.

I got my first shot at the IMMY location in Norman this morning. To say that's an impressive operation is an understatement. They really have the steps down. I was in and out in 17 minutes, which includes the 15 minutes of observation time. They will get 10,000 people vaccinated today in that single location alone. Wow.

Are we just getting more per capita or why are we doing better? Just curious?
It doesn’t appear to be because of lack of demand. Areas of the state that I would have expected some resistance doesn’t seem to have that issue if you check out the map of percentages vaccinated. The rural areas are getting vaccines.

This may surprise people, but Oklahoma actually has a pretty good public health infrastructure and we're delivering the doses efficiently. Many states struggled really badly early on because they made their system way too complicated and confusing in areas such as vaccine eligibility and approval for distribution. New York, for example, is going to come out of this looking very bad in the inevitable retrospective study.

States like West Virginia and Oklahoma kept it relatively simple and used infrastructure in place. As I've said before, Oklahoma would be even farther ahead had CVS and Walgreens been more competent using the 60,000+ vaccines that were allocated to them for LTC administration.

Are we just getting more per capita or why are we doing better? Just curious?
It doesn’t appear to be because of lack of demand. Areas of the state that I would have expected some resistance doesn’t seem to have that issue if you check out the map of percentages vaccinated. The rural areas are getting vaccines.

I believe it was reported last week that Oklahoma was in the first 7 states to hit 10% of their population. Anecdotally, Oklahoma seems to be doing a lot better than Texas and way better than Utah. I think I mentioned already that my mom moved from Oklahoma to Urah. All her friends in Oklahoma have long been vaccinated. She still doesn't have an idea when she'll have an opportunity. She's frustrated. Those are the only states I've really been following.

This may surprise people, but Oklahoma actually has a pretty good public health infrastructure and we're delivering the doses efficiently. Many states struggled really badly early on because they made their system way too complicated and confusing in areas such as vaccine eligibility and approval for distribution. New York, for example, is going to come out of this looking very bad in the inevitable retrospective study.

States like West Virginia and Oklahoma kept it relatively simple and used infrastructure in place. As I've said before, Oklahoma would be even farther ahead had CVS and Walgreens been more competent using the 60,000+ vaccines that were allocated to them for LTC administration.

Thanks! Wish people didn’t dog on Oklahoma so much. Yes there are things wrong here. But there are good things happening in Oklahoma.

I've found the healthcare here to be excellent.

Really pleased with my primary care physician and I've been in the hospital twice in the last five years and received the best of care.

The OU Health Sciences Center is a great asset for OKC and the entire state.

I've found the healthcare here to be excellent.

Really pleased with my primary care physician and I've been in the hospital twice in the last five years and received the best of care.

The OU Health Sciences Center is a great asset for OKC and the entire state.
I think so too. I'm on a bass players forum that has an extensive COVID thread. There are members from all over the country/world. Without specific data there are lots of discussions on how peoples areas are doing with vaccinations. From these discussions it really looks like OK is doing very well.

Kudos also to the tribal infrastructure on getting shots out to their communities in a timely manner. They've got to get to some of the most remote and rural of our fellow Oklahomans and so far it seems like they're doing a solid job.

I got my first shot at the IMMY location in Norman this morning. To say that's an impressive operation is an understatement. They really have the steps down. I was in and out in 17 minutes, which includes the 15 minutes of observation time. They will get 10,000 people vaccinated today in that single location alone. Wow.

I got my first shot today there as well. The process was mesmerizing. The logic & design applied was absolutely world class. The volunteers friendly & helpful.

Absolutely will be a moment in my life I will never forget.

The Stillwater City Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the city’s ordinance requiring masks in businesses and public buildings and outdoors when physical distance can’t be maintained through May 25.

https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/local_news/city-council-advances-mask-ordinance-extension/article_9251f0cd-13e8-5365-9498-6e22149aba6c.html

Only 359 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 776.

24 additional deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.7.

Hospitalizations are 602 (-18).

ICU is 168 (-20).

For anyone seeking an appointment. Get on vaccine-alerts.com and sign up for their opening notifications. I did this morning and my phone started blowing up. They post new openings as they happen. I got appointments for my wife and I for tomorrow in an hour. Mines in Purcell and hers is in Edmond but well get shots.

Only 359 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 776.

24 additional deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.7.

Hospitalizations are 602 (-18).

ICU is 168 (-20).

Cases dropping pretty fast now. Even for a day of the week that is usually lower anyways. This will keep vaccine demand in check, less urgency now to get it right away. Some people may wait until closer to fall when their maybe new versions of the vaccines that deal with variants.

For anyone seeking an appointment. Get on vaccine-alerts.com and sign up for their opening notifications. I did this morning and my phone started blowing up. They post new openings as they happen. I got appointments for my wife and I for tomorrow in an hour. Mines in Purcell and hers is in Edmond but well get shots.

Should I start looking into this given I'm part of group 4, and am interested in getting it out of the way?

Only 359 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 776.

24 additional deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.7.

Hospitalizations are 602 (-18).

ICU is 168 (-20).

Gotta think some of this is due to storm-related testing slowdowns. Though I hope this next week proves me wrong! The hospitalization data is definitely encouraging.

Yes, if numbers stay low towards the end of this week we should be in good shape.

Gotta think some of this is due to storm-related testing slowdowns. Though I hope this next week proves me wrong! The hospitalization data is definitely encouraging.

Its consistent with east and west coasts along with upper Midwest which actually started declining before Christmas. We should be good as things start warming up.

Should I start looking into this given I'm part of group 4, and am interested in getting it out of the way?

Group 4 is not yet eligible to receive the vaccine, so that service won't be of use to you just yet. It only tells you where appointments are for the currently eligible phases. Your group will likely be eligible starting in April.

Should I start looking into this given I'm part of group 4, and am interested in getting it out of the way?

You do gave to be in the current eligible group.

Its consistent with east and west coasts along with upper Midwest which actually started declining before Christmas. We should be good as things start warming up.
I compared the new cases graph from todays Oklahoma Source post with the US graph and the world graph. They are fairly similar. New cases are dropping everywhere.

As more and more people are getting vaccinated (got my first shot today) why or will we start doing more antibody testing. Seems to me it would be a good idea to say 2 -3 weeks after the first shot to see if your body is starting to make the antibodies. How else would you know the vaccine is working if you don't test? It's a simple finger prick test right? Couldn't we do drive thru antibody testing like we were for Covid testing? Or are doctor offices now doing it more than what they were? Seems like we are doing no follow up or telling people to follow up. It's like you got the shot your good to go.

Just going to say we did not have the super bowl Sunday spike that many predicted was a for sure thing to happen

Just going to say we did not have the super bowl Sunday spike that many predicted was a for sure thing to happenFrom Thanksgiving to New Years there were lots of get-togethers creating opportunities for the virus to spread. The Super Bowl was a one evening event. And I know a lot of people and places that usually have Super Bowl blowouts that did nothing or had toned down activities.

As more and more people are getting vaccinated (got my first shot today) why or will we start doing more antibody testing. Seems to me it would be a good idea to say 2 -3 weeks after the first shot to see if your body is starting to make the antibodies. How else would you know the vaccine is working if you don't test? It's a simple finger prick test right? Couldn't we do drive thru antibody testing like we were for Covid testing? Or are doctor offices now doing it more than what they were? Seems like we are doing no follow up or telling people to follow up. It's like you got the shot your good to go.
With all due respect, do you understand how vaccines function?

With all due respect, do you understand how vaccines function?

They create antibodies? But we are unknow territory here with this vaccine. Seems like the more data we can collect the better that's all.

We know they work because previous studies involving placebos show that the vaccine is 95% effective against COVID, and 100% effective at limiting hospitalization and death. Also just look at Israel and UKs numbers.

We would not be mass vaccinating people if we didn’t know they worked.

If the vaccines given are going up and new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are going down why complicate things with increased antibody testing. Just be happy. Admittedly I'm a very results oriented guy. If it's working go with it!!

If the vaccines given are going up and new cases, hospitalizations and deaths are going down why complicate things with increased antibody testing. Just be happy. Admittedly I'm a very results oriented guy. If it's working go with it!!

True but in 4 or 5 months from now I would like to know if I have antibodies in my system not them saying I probably do. That's all I guess I was trying to get at.,

Todays new cases were 359 out of 16,079 reported tests. If accurate that's a 2% positivity rate!

True but in 4 or 5 months from now I would like to know if I have antibodies in my system not them saying I probably do. That's all I guess I was trying to get at.,How long it lasts is definitely a concern but that's bridge we'll have to cross in a few months. I know from being tested my natural antibodies lasted about 5 months. Supposedly the induced antibodies last longer. Even if not I'm seeing a booster coming every so often to cover variants. If I have to get a booster every 6 months I can live with that.

Cases dropping pretty fast now. Even for a day of the week that is usually lower anyways. This will keep vaccine demand in check, less urgency now to get it right away. Some people may wait until closer to fall when their maybe new versions of the vaccines that deal with variants.

Don’t really get this reasoning. First, COVID is not in check. It’s still spreading and there are variants that could make it worse. Second, you realize you could get it between now and then. Third, there’s no evidence that the vaccines aren’t effective against these new strains. People should get any of these shots as soon add possible.

798 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 736.

37 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 25.0.

Hospitalizations are 591 (-11).

ICU is 161 (-7).

I know I could go back and dig it up. But what were the record high hospitalization and ICU numbers?

I know I could go back and dig it up. But what were the record high hospitalization and ICU numbers?

1,994 on 1/6/21 and 501 on 12/31/20.

1,994 on 1/6/21 and 501 on 12/31/20.

I thought they were around that. This makes current numbers look very good.

You do gave to be in the current eligible group.

I think, based on my occupation and comorbidities, that I'm in one of the higher tiers of phase 2 and I just got my e-mail notification of eligibility this week.

Luckily, I had the opportunity to get the first dose, based on my job position, on February 1st, so I didn't have to wait.

According to covidtracking.com we are 18th in hopitalizations per 100k at 18. There's a 7 way tie at 18 per 100k. Not great but getting better.

1,146 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 811.

38 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 27.1.

Hospitalizations are 491 (-100).

ICU is 145 (-16).

Today's EOR is odd again. I want to believe good numbers but is says 1,146 new cases out of 45,525 test results. We've never had anywhere near 45k results in one day. Why can't the state get this stuff right. Does no one check numbers before they post them. I thought delaying data by a day was supposed to eliminate this stuff. Or it's right and the number is miraculous.

My wife and I were talking last night about where we were and what we ate on March 11. The night of the postponed OKC-Utah game. The night our world changed. We had our favorite queso anywhere. Now that we have had the first shot and can maybe see the light at the end of the tunnel we're starting to think about that queso again! Hopefully sometime late spring or early summer. However my wife just brought up that I'm 99% sure that was the night that I contracted the virus the first time. I'm just going to have to forget that part.

I know this isn’t Oklahoma specific, but is encouraging: Colorado Gov Polis hinted that Colorado could begin to resume “normal” over the summer. Vaccine distribution seems to be ramping up.

I am all for opening things up to pretty much normal as soon as it’s determined that the vaccine does offer the advertised protection AND everyone who wants one has been offered one. At that point the risk is yours if you refuse, unlike masking which is really about others.

I know this isn’t Oklahoma specific, but is encouraging: Colorado Gov Polis hinted that Colorado could begin to resume “normal” over the summer. Vaccine distribution seems to be ramping up.

I am all for opening things up to pretty much normal as soon as it’s determined that the vaccine does offer the advertised protection AND everyone who wants one has been offered one. At that point the risk is yours if you refuse, unlike masking which is really about others.

Only downside is hospitals can still be overran, but yeah agree with your sentiment.

I know this isn’t Oklahoma specific, but is encouraging: Colorado Gov Polis hinted that Colorado could begin to resume “normal” over the summer. Vaccine distribution seems to be ramping up.

I am all for opening things up to pretty much normal as soon as it’s determined that the vaccine does offer the advertised protection AND everyone who wants one has been offered one. At that point the risk is yours if you refuse, unlike masking which is really about others.

I would add the caveat that is assuming we hit enough vaccinations to reach herd immunity. There are going to be vulnerable segments of the population that for one reason or another cannot get vaccinated, and the rest of us getting vaccinated protects them.

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

867 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 811.

18 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 26.9.

Hospitalizations are 526 (+35).

ICU is 150 (+5).

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

How... darwinian.

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

Let them eat covid, amiright Marie?

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

Wowza, blatant eugenics just being casually thrown around here.