A REACT EMS paramedic wearing a protective gown loads a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient for transport in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Board Certified Chaplain Bill Simpson prays with a patient under investigation for coronavirus at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
REACT EMS paramedics prepare to transport an 87-year old woman who had been exposed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was experiencing symptoms in Meeker, Oklahoma, U.S. December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
A nurse receives the PFIZER-BionTech vaccine for COVID-19 at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 16, 2020. Nick Oxford/Bloomberg
REACT EMS paramedics prepare to transport a man suffering from possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms in McLoud, Oklahoma, U.S. September 8, 2021. The man was living with his wife who had been diagnosed with and recovered from COVID-19 in the weeks prior. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
A woman is tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
An Oklahoma National Guardsman has his PPE removed after a decontamination mission at a longterm care facility amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S. April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
A paramedic talks with a home health nurse in the home of an 82 year old woman who was suffering from possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms after she was exposed to a COVID positive family member in Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA - May 5: Dr. Sai Narayanan, carries a plate of COVID-19 test samples for analysis at the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Stillwater, Oklahoma on May 5, 2020. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)
A member of the Environmental Services team disposes of linens after cleaning a COVID-19 patients room during a tour of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
A nurse passes by an Oklahoma National Guardsman during a decontamination mission at a longterm care facility amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S. April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Patricia Flood, who has COPD and other health issues, peeks out of her front door in Bristow, Oklahoma, March 24, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post
A woman takes a video of Christian Pearson as he plays the trombone during his morning walk amidst an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Students wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Santa Fe South High School where masks are required in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Kathy Reed prepares food for pickup at Bristow Social Services in Bristow, Oklahoma, March 24, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post
A man wearing a bandana plays a slot machine at the recently reopened Lucky Star Casino amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in El Reno, Oklahoma, U.S. May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
A man wearing a protective mask gets his hair cut at Weldon Jack barbershop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., on Friday, May 1, 2020. Oklahoma's Republican Governor Kevin Stitt did not issue a formal stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic and beginning today allowed dining, entertainment, and movie theaters among other businesses to re-open with certain safety precautions and restrictions. Nick Oxford/Bloomberg
A boy hugs Santa Claus through a plastic bubble to protect against COVID-19 at an event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford/Bloomberg