COVID-19 Update - Moderna vaccine receives full FDA approval

U.S. health regulators on Monday, January 31, granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review of Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. With full approval, Moderna will now market the vaccine under the brand name, Spikevax. It is the first FDA-approved product for the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company.

As of Monday, February 7, the Oklahoma Department of Health reported 1913 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kiowa County since the pandemic began. The breakdown of cases by town which was updated Monday is: 380 in Snyder, 41 active, 322 recovered and 17 deaths; 85 in Mt. Park, six active and 79 recovered; 112 in Roosevelt, seven active and 105 recovered; 896 in Hobart, 65 active, 810 recovered and 21 deaths; 220 in Mt. View, 12 active, 203 recovered and five deaths; 57 in Gotebo, all recovered; 123 in Lone Wolf, all recovered. Elsewhere in our coverage area, Indiahoma shows 340 cases, 15 active, 320 recovered and five deaths; and Tillman County shows 1,489 cases - 880 in Frederick with 23 active, 837 recovered and 20 deaths; 32 in Manitou, six active and 26 recovered; 255 in Tipton, 15 active, 234 recovered and six deaths; 209 in Grandfield, five active and 204 recovered; 51 in Davidson, all recovered.