With Oklahoma now having two confirmed cases of coronavirus, people all over the state are losing their shit and asking themselves: is Oklahoma ready for a widespread coronavirus outbreak?
To try to ease some anxiety, last week Governor Kevin Stitt held a press conference with stern eyebrows, serious soundbites, and a vague game plan in which he claimed, “the state is taking this global epidemic seriously.” Whew, what a relief!
To better understand how “seriously” the state is taking the potential epidemic, I texted a buddy interviewed an Oklahoma-based epidemiologist about the crisis. She said the following:
“Oklahoma has a great team of epidemiologists who specialize in infectious disease and emergency preparedness. They are working tirelessly because they are passionate about Public health in Oklahoma. There is a call center up and running if anyone has concerns that are not addressed on the website for OSDH here: