State health department releases draft of COVID-19 vaccine plan

STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT...RELEASING THE NEWINFORMATION TODAY.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER WENT THROUGH IT -AND SHARES WHO WILL BEGETTING THE VACCINE FIRST -AND WHEN.

KATIE?GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT METWITH VICE PRESIDENT MIKEPENCE EARLIER THIS WEEK TOGO OVER THE STATE'S VACCINEPLAN.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTETHIS IS STILL JUST A DRAFTAND THE PLAN COULD CHANGE.BUT RIGHT NOW - THEY HAVE ITDOWN TO THREE PHASES.PHASE ONE INCLUDES VACCINESFOR NURSING HOME, ASSISTEDLIVING AND LONG-TERM CAREFACILITY STAFF AND RESIDENTSAND HEALTH CARE WORKERS.THE REPORT SAYS PHASE ONEWILL HAVE LIMITED NUMBER OFDOSES AVAILABLE AND WOULDTAKE PLACE NOVEMBER THROUGHDECEMBER.

IN PHASE 2 - ALARGER SUPPLY OF DOSES WOULDBE AVAILABLE TO MEET DEMAND.THOSE GETTING THE VACCINEINCLUDE FIRST RESPONDERS -MORE HEALTH CARE WORKERS -VULNERABLE POPULATION -STAFF AND RESIDENTS ATPLACES LIKE A HOMELESSSHELTER OR A GROUP HOME.

THEREPORT SHOWS THIS PHASEHAPPENING JANUARY THROUGHMARCH.

FOR PHASE 3: THEVACCINE WOULD BE AVAILABLETO EDUCATORS ALONG WITHOTHER ESSENTIAL WORKERS.AFTER THAT - IT WOULD BEAVAILABLE TO ALL OKLAHOMANS.AND THIS PHASE WOULD TAKEPLACE IN SPRING 20-21.AGAIN..

THIS IS ONLY ADRAFT..

SO THERE COULDSTILL BE CHANGES TO IT ASTHE STATE CONTINUES TO GETMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEVACCINE.

TONIGHT AT 10 -WHAT OKLAHOMA DOCTORS HAVETO SAY ABOUT THE VACCINESTRATEGY.

KATIE KELEHER, 2WORKS FOR YOU.