Tulsa Health Officials Warn Against 'Omicron Parties' To Spread Variant

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Tulsa Health Officials Warn Against 'Omicron Parties' To Spread Variant

Tulsa Health Officials Warn Against 'Omicron Parties' To Spread Variant

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Health leaders in Tulsa County said they've heard of Oklahomans hosting so-called "Omicron parties" to get people infected with the supposedly mild variant just to get it over with.

Now, the experts are asking Oklahomans to stop.

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