Oklahoma is prepared to start giving out a third COVID-19 vaccine dose very soon. But it all depends on what recommendations come down from an FDA panel on Friday.The Biden administration said they wanted to start giving out boosters to everyone as soon as next week. But whether that's going to happen is a little unclear. Some experts think only certain groups or ages really need boosters. Either way, state officials say they're ready.>> COVID-19 in Oklahoma: New cases, deaths, breakthrough cases, vaccination ratesThe Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Gita Pai, said at this point, they're really just waiting for those recommendations from federal health officials before they can start rolling this program out.“As more information becomes available, it's possible that it may first provide evidence that boosting may be needed in certain sub-populations, but we don't really know just yet what the guidance or recommendations will say eventually," Pai said.It's possible boosters could just be recommended for people over a certain age.Either way, Deputy Commissioner of Health Keith Reed said Oklahoma's ready.“We are prepared to initiate pods once again for large volume. But I do want to remind everybody that there's a big difference in the circumstances now compared to when we first rolled out this program. In this case, we'll be starting out with ample supply of vaccine," Reed said.>> How to get the COVID-19 vaccine in OklahomaReed also said today on Thursday that they are cautiously optimistic as we're seeing a bit of a downturn in cases and hospitalizations, but it'll take some time before we know for sure if that downturn is really going to continue.