Twitter reacts to IMMY Labs state funding shortfall, potential stoppage of free COVID-19 testing by Thursday

In a Tuesday night Norman City Council special session, Norman Mayor Breea Clark announced the extra money the state provided to continue free testing at Norman’s IMMY Labs will run out by Thursday. 

OU and Norman community members on Twitter voiced their frustration with state leaders, among other reactions:

Whaaaaat you mean to tell me that @GovStitt’s inaction has left the state without money for testing? Shocker! https://t.co/HXMe6zhIkl

— Mieke Isabelle🦝🦨🏴🏳️‍⚧️ (@anarchamints) December 2, 2020

Our testing has been inadequate for weeks and now this. This is an utter failure by the state to implement an effective COVID response. https://t.co/mjZJJAsnXT

— Oklahoma Progress Now (@okprogressnow) December 1, 2020

Dear @GovStitt are you at least going to renew the testing or are you going to ask us to hope that fasting and prayer will cure us all when you KNOW it won't? We need easy access to rapid test and @IMMYdiagnostics is the best! #COVID19 #COVIDSecondWave https://t.co/jH6rWjgn4x

— Dr. Amy McGovern (@profamymcgovern) December 2, 2020

Wait so fasting isn’t gonna provide funding? Maybe I’ll pray a little harder https://t.co/RBYPaRMt6S

— Ash (@nancydrewripoff) December 2, 2020

It was one of the few things the state was doing well during this time, the fast free testing! IMMY is/was an excellent resource. It must be continued!

— OU Photovoltaic Materials and Devices Group (@SellersPVGroup) December 2, 2020

Well, this isn't good https://t.co/thY7DYyNki

— Rowdy Presby (@Samuel_Presby) December 2, 2020

Hmm maybe Oklahoma should have another day of prayer to find funding for testing 🤔🙄 https://t.co/XYutSLmsrJ

— Preston Ford (@weatherpyro) December 2, 2020

Yikes https://t.co/Yv7jTFXJg5

— Diahn🤩 (@_Diahncitty) December 2, 2020

This is bad. https://t.co/ZNzV8FAYxC

— Kasey🌊 BIDEN/HARRIS 🌊 AF 💜🐝 (@Kasey_AF) December 2, 2020