RARITAN TOWNSHIP Weeks before the state began opening eligibility to the general public, a hospital in Hunterdon County was handing out the coveted COVID-19 vaccine to deep-pocketed donors and the relatives of its executives.
And while vulnerable senior citizens wondered when it would be their turn, recipients of the vaccine at Hunterdon Medical Center included officials young-adult children who were able to get the shot at a time when only front-line healthcare workers and long-term care residents could.
The line-cutting at the hospital was revealed by vaccine registry information that a whistleblower provided to New Jersey 101.5, demonstrating that despite the state s plan for an equitable distribution of the vaccine, those with privilege are managing to get it anyway.