On Friday, The White House announced that Tulsa will host one of its new federally-run mass vaccination sites.
The site will open on Wednesday, April 21 at the Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus, 3727 East Apache Street, and will be able to administer up to 21,000 vaccines per week for eight weeks. The doses will be in addition to the state's allocation of vaccine doses.
"As we continue to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in our community, it’s important to ensure equitable access for those who have been disproportionately affected by the virus," said Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Dr. Bruce Dart. "The addition of a temporary community vaccination center located in north Tulsa will increase opportunities for residents to receive the vaccine."
The site will be run and staffed by FEMA, in partnership with local and state officials.
A news release states the Tulsa site was chosen based on data analysis and input from state and local partners, incuding Census data and the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index.
Nearly 1.1 million Oklahomans and more than 112 million Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Nearly 706,000 Oklahomans and more than 66 million adult Americans are now fully vaccinated.
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