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
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IMMY Labs Administers Hundreds Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines At Tulsa Rose Bowl
There are still thousands of people in the 65 and older age group that need to get vaccinated, but many of them got their shots at the Rose Bowl in Tulsa Wednesday.
More than 1,100 people were vaccinated Wednesday at a COVID-19 clinic operated by Immy Labs, and hosted by One Hope Tulsa Ministries. Immy is a Norman based diagnostics company that until recently was only handling testing for COVID-19.
Dr. Sean Bauman, CEO, said the Tulsa clinic was the fifth vaccination clinic his company has handled, with more planned, including one Friday in Norman.
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Editorâs note: This story is the first of three this week that will highlight good news or deeds in Norman in 2020.
Norman-based company IMMY Labs came to the stateâs aid when it needed help most this year, providing free COVID-19 tests and lab work throughout Oklahoma.
IMMY Labs manufactures, markets and distributes diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, but this year the company started working with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to conduct and process COVID-19 tests. At one of its 150 locations across the state IMMY can now conduct around 1,600 tests in a single day.