Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Bellaboo]

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.

[Bellaboo]

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.

[Pete]

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

[PoliSciGuy]

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.

[Bill Robertson]

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.

[FighttheGoodFight]

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.

[dankrutka]

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.

[DowntownMan]

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.

[king183]

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.

[king183]

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.

[dankrutka]

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.

[DowntownMan]

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.

[Pete]

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.

[Bill Robertson]

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.

[PoliSciGuy]

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.

[jccouger]

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.

[Bunty]

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/lo...2149aba6c.html

[Pete]

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).

[Bill Robertson]

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.

[jn1780]

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.

[Thomas Vu]

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?

[PoliSciGuy]

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.

[Pete]

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

[jn1780]

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.

[king183]

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.