The gray February morning might generously have been described as brisk: Temperatures in the teens, and the north wind coating everything in a chilling layer of precipitation that defied categorization as rain, ice or snow. Yet nothing seemed to dim the spirits of those queued up outside Norman’s Embassy Suites this past Tuesday.
They were there to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Hazel Saulsberry, 73, had been driven by her grandson Steven from Del City to get her first shot. A widow who suffers from heart problems, high blood pressure and diabetes, she’d spent the past 11 months in isolation.
One of her daughters had arranged to have groceries delivered regularly, and Steven checked in a few times a week to ensure