High winds shut down vaccine sites in NJ
Technical issues and high winds caused problems on Friday for coronavirus vaccination efforts around New Jersey.
Union County closed their outdoor testing center at Kean University and Ocean County closed theirs at Ocean County College in Toms River due to high winds. Both centers will reschedule appointments.
Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said wind gusts near Berkeley and Toms River reached 40 mph just after noon on Friday with bitter cold temperatures.
State Police Superintendent Pat Callahan said Friday that snow removal has been arranged for the megasites for the anticipated snowstorm on Monday.
N.J. residents say they’re concerned they won’t get needed second dose of COVID vaccine
Updated Jan 23, 2021;
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The City of Trenton begins vaccinating its citizens using the Moderna vaccine at a pop-up station set up at Fire Department Headquarters. Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Charlie Doud showed up for his coronavirusvaccination at the mega-site at Rowan College of South Jersey in Gloucester County on Jan. 14.
It was organized, he said, with plenty of volunteers and National Guard members moving the lines along, checking people’s appointments and reminding them it was essential to get a second dose.
Until a proposal to administer 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the first 100 days of the Biden administration takes effect, it will be a long wait for those who want to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The state opened up eligibility for the vaccine to include those who are over the age of 65 as well as any person 16 and older with underlying conditions. Healthcare workers, law enforcement personnel and residents of long term care facilities were already on the list.
About 4 million people in New Jersey are now eligible to get a vaccine but the state receives just 100,000 doses of the vaccine a week.