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Group vaccinating those experiencing homelessness in new partnership with shelters
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
The Secaucus-based Riverside Medical Group announced Sunday a new partnership with shelters around North Jersey.
“The inequities that we’re seeing in vaccination administration is a problem, and we want to be part of the solution,” Zeyad Baker, a doctor and the group’s CEO, said in a statement.
“This partnership will undoubtedly help those most in need,” he said in a statement.
The organization will be working with nonprofits like Eva’s Village, which runs shelters and serves meals in Paterson.
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COVID vaccinations for homeless population
New Jersey had more than 8,860 residents classified as homeless in 2019, according to a federal report. While that was a decrease from the previous year, the pandemic has exacerbated many of the problems that drive people into the streets.
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Riverside Medical Group gives access for COVID-19 vaccine to homeless
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
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SECAUCUS When Cristian S. heard he was eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, he wanted to get it done right away.
Cristian, 31, from Eva’s Village in Paterson a shelter for those who face homelessness, poverty and substance abuse was one of the nearly 100 individuals who were vaccinated Sunday at Riverside Medical Group in Secaucus. After receiving the vaccine, he said he felt fine.
Dr. Raj Brahmbhatt, the chief medical officer of Riverside Medical Group, told The Jersey Journal that although no Hudson County residents were vaccinated Sunday, they still have “lots” of the dose for others who are also eligible in the county’s underserved communities.
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Hattie Houston, 102, of Trenton, gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton by Lisa Cairo, staff pharmacist at Capital Health System.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Over 1.8 million New Jersey residents have so far received doses of the coronavirus vaccine since its rollout late last year, although this number may begin to rise at a more rapid pace as supply for the vaccine grows to meet overwhelming demand.
In the near future, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will not be the only vaccines available to New Jerseyans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine meets the requirement for Emergency Use Authorization, and could be fully approved by the federal government within a few days.