Credit: (Governors Office /Tim Larsen; CC BY-NC 2.0)
Jan. 15, 2021: Linda Leeman gets vaccinated at the Edison Vaccination Facility.
In New Jersey, COVID-19 vaccines are now available at more than 160 locations including hospitals, pharmacies, community health centers and government-run clinics and four of the state’s planned six mega-sites are now immunizing eligible individuals.
But six weeks after the first New Jersey resident got her initial dose, the statewide operation continues to run at far less than full speed. Concerns include public confusion, a complex sign-up system, an initial workforce shortage in some places, and perhaps the biggest hurdle of all, not enough vaccines to meet the demand.