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As of April 30, the county has provided more than 291,000 COVID-19 doses. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ Each month Somerset County is approaching COVID-19 herd immunity as more and more residents are getting vaccinated.
As of April 30, the county has provided more than 291,000 COVID-19 doses. Of those residents, more than 124,000 residents, or 46.8 percent of all adults, are fully vaccinated meaning they have received both doses or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson shot making them fully protected.
Additionally, more than 176,000 county residents, or 69.8 percent, have received their first dose.
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Somerset County is on track to hit its goal of 70 percent of COVID herd immunity, said Spokesman Nathan Rudy.
NJ county health COVID-19 vaccine clinics wait for stable supply
New Jersey has announced a small bump in the amount of COVID-19 vaccine supply expected from the federal government for the next few weeks, as county health departments eagerly await more doses.
For at least the next three weeks, 130,000 doses are expected to go to the general population weekly, according to state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli at Wednesday s pandemic briefing.
Ocean County recently has seen its weekly vaccine supply reduced, from 5,000 doses to 3,000 doses for both the Ocean County Health Department and Long Beach Island Health Department. Starting on Feb. 1, that weekly allotment will go to 3,500, county officials said on Thursday.
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Somerset County drive thru coronavirus vaccination site prep area at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg on Jan. 21, 2021.Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Three New Jersey county health departments are not offering their own appointment scheduling system for residents to receive the coronavirus vaccine, instead redirecting people to pre-register with the statewide Vaccine Scheduling System.
The departments of health in Cape May, Middlesex and Somerset counties have established vaccine distribution sites in their counties, but the counties themselves are not scheduling appointments for them.