Vaccinate Oklahoma

03/17/2026

A long-term study following girls and young women for nearly two decades shows the HPV vaccine provides strong and lasting protection against cervical cancer.

03/17/2026

"U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy in Boston put a hold on the decisions made by an influential Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee, ruling that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had improperly replaced the entire committee."

In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.

03/12/2026

Yesterday, doctors, public health professionals and community members gathered at the capitol to meet with their representatives and urge legislative support for immunizations. 🩹 📸 Continue the conversation by finding your legislators’ contact information and reaching out today: https://www.oklegislature.gov/findmylegislature2.aspx

03/12/2026

As of March 8, 2026, 1,321 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. this year. 143 of those cases were reported in the past week.

In 3 months, the U.S. has recorded more than half of the reported measles cases for ALL of 2025.

92% of these cases were unvaccinated against measles.

You have the power to protect your family. Two doses of the MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles.

Source: https://commonhealthcoalition.org/resources/ -awareness-briefs

02/16/2026

02/14/2026

Newly released data from the CDC shows a worrying increase in measles cases across the country. Another 145 measles cases were confirmed last week, bringing the total so far this year to 733. At this time last year, there were only around 65 cases.

Measles cases have been reported in 20 states and 85% have been among children and teens. Cases have been spreading rapidly in South Carolina, where an outbreak started last fall, as well as in Arizona and Utah.

The AAP recommends children receive the two-dose MMR vaccine series for the strongest protection against measles. Read the full piece in AAP News: https://bit.ly/4qX7Ydz

02/14/2026

A new study uncovers why adenovirus-based COVID-19 shots caused rare, dangerous side effects in some people.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4advH3g

02/10/2026

"Oz’s definitive statement sharply contrasts messaging from the Trump administration, which has questioned the safety of the vaccines, going so far as to alter pages on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control website to reflect a long-debunked claim that the MMR vaccine — a two-shot vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella — is linked to autism."

People should “for sure” fear measles, top health official Dr. Mehmet Oz said, as the U.S. continues to struggle with an ongoing rise in measles cases that began last year.

02/10/2026

The next ACIP meeting takes place at month's end, and it's going to be another sh*tshow, with COVID vaccines expecting to be targeted once more along with all maternal vaccinations. Gift link in the comments.

02/04/2026

"Moderna’s recent disclosure that it plans no new late-stage vaccine trials because of policy uncertainty in the United States is a chilling consequence of the Trump administration’s anti-vaccine turn. It’s also symptomatic of a deeper sickness threatening American dominance in pharmaceutical innovation."

China is on track to become the world’s pharmaceutical leader if the U.S. keeps blowing its edge.

01/31/2026

"But medical professionals said it’s not reasonable to require blood banks to accurately screen donors for vaccination status. Scientifically, there’s no way to tell the difference between the antibodies of people who have been sick with COVID and those who have been vaccinated against it, one doctor said."

A House lawmaker wants the state to run its own blood bank so it can provide Oklahomans blood “untainted” by the COVID-19 vaccine.

01/31/2026

"During the investigation, OSDH found out the patient was in a public setting and was contagious."

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) confirmed a case of measles in Norman.