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A local senior receives the first dose of the Moderna vaccine on Jan. 21 at Bayonne Medical Center.
On Jan. 21, individuals at high risk began receiving the vaccine in Bayonne as part of Phase 1B. That includes seniors over the age of 65 and anyone between 16 and 64 with serious medical conditions.
As Phase 1B continues, those in Phase 1A can still be vaccinated.
According to the state, Phase 1A includes healthcare personnel and long-term care facility workers and residents. Phase 1B includes first responders and individuals at high risk. Additional essential workers and other individuals at high risk may be vaccinated later in Phase 1B and or in Phase 1C. The general public will receive the vaccine in Phase 2.
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Dr. Singh administers the Moderna vaccine to an employee. Mayor James Davis and Fire Chief Keith Weaver look on.
The first Moderna vaccine administered at Bayonne Medical Center on Dec. 22 marked the beginning of Phase 1A.
Phase 1 is for frontline workers and at-risk residents. Phase 1A includes hospital workers, paramedics, and long-term acute care workers and residents. Phase 1B includes office-based medical practices, police officers, firefighters, other frontline essential workers, and vulnerable members of the community. Phase 1C includes all other essential workers.
Bayonne Medical Center’s Chief Hospital Executive Dr. Vijay Singh said that vaccinating all frontline workers at the hospital will take two to three weeks. The general population will receive the vaccine as part of Phase 2.