Cities, states, businesses and employers are offering incentives to encourage people to get Covid-19 vaccinations.
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Covid-19 looks like it’s here to stay
Unless close to 100% of the population gets vaccinated, reaching ‘Covid Zero’ is unlikely.
2020 Annual Report: A Year of Challenges
So, 2020. Not quite the 366 days any of us were expecting, huh? But we all found a way to muddle through. And the scientists, physicians and staff of OMRF were no different. For most employees, the emergence of Covid-19 in March brought a months-long shutdown of onsite activities. Throughout the spring, only a handful […]
2020 Annual Report: Honoring a Recovered Texan
Dr. Stephen Prescott joins the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Will Rogers. Ralph Ellison. Woody Guthrie. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Sequoyah. Now, add Dr. Stephen Prescott to the list of Oklahomans who have received the state’s highest honor. In November, OMRF’s president was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The Hall saluted Prescott for his […]
Bodywork: The uphill battle to herd immunity
How do we attain herd immunity when not everyone will get vaccinated?
2020 Annual Report: How 2020 Changed Science
You simply couldn’t find a scientist who was studying Covid-19 in 2019. Which makes sense, because it wasn’t until the final day of that year that China reported its first cluster of cases to the World Health Organization. In the months that followed, countless researchers pivoted to tackle the novel coronavirus that had emerged as […]
