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FDA advisers vote in support of Paxlovid approval for Covid-19 treatment in high-risk adults

By Janelle Chavez, CNN

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Estimated 300,000 Oklahomans to lose Medicaid coverage

Texas lawmaker calls for study of COVID vaccine

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Defense bill eliminates military COVID vaccine mandate

The United States military has mandated since 2021 that service members receive the COVID vaccine, and if they refuse, they would be kicked out of the military, but that could soon be changing.

States move to keep court from lifting Trump asylum policy

Oklahoma and Texas are among 15 states appealing to keep a policy to turn away asylum-seekers at the border.

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Health experts warn of winter 'triple-demic'

There are growing concerns about the impact of COVID-19, RSV and the flu.

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Grade school test scores drop in Oklahoma

Reading and math scores for Sooner State 4th and 8th graders dropped below the national average since 2019.

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Texoma reacts to the CDC's new recommendations

Thursday, the CDC advisory board voted in favor of adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the immunization schedule

Dot Foods has boosted wages for truck drivers, warehouse workers.

Pandemic impact changes Oklahoma's job landscape

"The 'Great Resignation' was actually more of a great shift,” said Oklahoma Workforce executive director Don Morris.

Federal COVID funds allocated to Texoma agencies

Millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan will boost public TV, replace water treatment plants, and expand an airport.

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Oklahoma test scores buoyed by in-school instruction

Both Tushka and Tishomingo public schools have seen an upward trend in student scores since returning to classroom learning.

In an interview with CBS' '60 Minutes,' President Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

President Biden: 'The pandemic is over'

"We still have a problem with Covid. We're still doing a lot of work on it. It's — but the pandemic is over," President Biden said in a '60 Minutes' interview on CBS.

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated vaccines that target the original strain of the coronavirus as well as the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

Everything you need to know about updated COVID booster shots

The new bivalent vaccines carry instructions to help our cells make defenses against two strains of the virus that causes COVID-19.

FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna's updated COVID-19 boosters

Both companies submitted applications to the FDA for emergency use authorization for their updated vaccines last week.

Mannsville Public School in Mannsville, Oklahoma.

COVID outbreak closes Mannsville school

Superintendent Brandi Price-Kelty said about 20 percent of Mannsville students and 50 percent of staff members tested positive for the virus.

Sherman ISD students at Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center wearing face masks on September 20, 2021.

Appeals court upholds Texas block on school mask mandates

The ruling from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ended a lower federal court injunction allowing such mandates.

Youngest children now eligible for COVID vaccine

"Some kids are at a lot more at risk of severe disease than others," said Travis Garrett with Family Pharmacy of Pottsboro.

Oklahoma lawmakers seek authority to spend pandemic relief funds

Oklahoma lawmakers are calling for a concurrent session to discuss $1.8 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke campaigns in Bonham, Texas, on April 20, 2022.

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke tests positive for COVID-19

The former congressman and presidential candidate said he is fully vaccinated and boosted.

Oklahoma health officials identify another COVID variant

The health department is not expecting a new surge in coronavirus cases.

Texas school funding adjusted for pandemic

"Your state revenue is so much dependent upon attending," said Sherman ISD Assistant Superintendent Tyson Bennett.

Choctaw Nation outlines new COVID relief funding

The Choctaw Nation announced a second round of funding for the American Rescue Plan Act.