Over 150 Tulsa County Teachers, Staff Members Scheduled To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

More than 150 teachers and staff members from several Tulsa County school districts are scheduled to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. All of those getting the vaccine are 65 and older and nursing staff, according to the Tulsa Health Department.

A spokesperson for the Tulsa Health Department confirmed the teachers and staff members getting the vaccine are from the Owasso, Collinsville, Sperry and Skiatook school districts. This also includes eligible people from Rejoice Christian School in Owasso.

The health department said eligible candidates did not have to make an appointment and were notified of how to proceed through their respective employers. Nearly 750 other people will also be vaccinated at the same location in Owasso; the health department said these appointments were made through the state’s online portal.