OLD BRIDGE New Jersey began vaccinating long-term care residents and staff on Monday in a bid to build a firewall against the coronavirus and protect a group that has been devastated by the disease.
With Gov. Phil Murphy looking on at the Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge, 103-year-old Mildred Clements, now in her second pandemic, and nurse Esther Moodey were among the first to get vaccinated. The vaccine brings hope and optimism about the future and promise of a new normal, Moodey said.
Moodey spoke at a press conference that kicked off a vaccine program for New Jersey s 655 long-term care facilities. The program was delayed by a week after the state missed a federal deadline when filling out its application.