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The CDC has advised that children take the COVID-19 vaccine before attending school. That doesn’t mean it will be required for attendance, as misinformation swirls around the ruling.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses State Question 820 not making the November ballot, a law banning mask mandates in schools being partially overturned and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joy Hofmeister calling for a $5,000 raise for teachers.
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Oklahoma's Supreme Court ruled a ban on mask mandates in schools that relies on action by the governor is unconstitutional. The ruling affirms local control, while leaving much of a 2021 law intact.
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma started developing a monitoring program in 2020. Now, they're working with state health officials to scan for about a dozen pathogens.
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It's year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, so precautions in schools look familiar.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on tribal tax exemptions, new data on the long-term effects of COVID and Black excellence being showcased in an exhibit at the Claremore Museum of History.
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Federal auditors have recommended clawing back hundreds of thousands of dollars disbursed by Gov. Kevin Stitt as part of federally funded coronavirus relief grants.
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Since the coronavirus pandemic began, public schools have received a windfall of federal funding. But only a fraction of it has been spent.
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They're six times more contagious, but appear to be less damaging. That being said, long-term impacts are still a major risk, even if we aren't sure what they are yet.
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Now that lab testing for COVID is significantly rarer, it's hard to know how many Oklahomans have the virus. But if it seems a lot of your friends, family members and coworkers have it right now, you’re not alone.