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Now vaccinated, older adults emerge from Covid hibernation

Those who are fully vaccinated are ready to get out. [Courtesy]

Bill Griffin waited more than a year for this moment: Newly vaccinated, he embraced his 3-year-old granddaughter for the first time since the pandemic began.

"She came running right over. I picked her up and gave her a hug. It was amazing," the 70-year-old said after the reunion last weekend.

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