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Bayonne designates ‘Pfizer days’ for young people at vaccination site
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“We are making incredible progress here in Bayonne,” Mayor James Davis said of the vaccine rollout. “We working our way to 50,000 doses of vaccines administered to our residents.”
Davis announced in his weekly COVID-19 video update that the Pfizer vaccine has now been authorized for those over age of 12. In response, the city has decided that Tuesdays and Thursdays will be days in which the Pfizer vaccine is distributed at the Korpi Ice Rink.
Davis urges residents to go to the Korpi Ice Rink any day of the week to get vaccinated. Residents can now walk in at the ice rink behind Bayonne High School at 669 Avenue A, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are no longer needed.
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Residents 12 and over may soon be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine
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Those ages 12 to 15, who are not yet eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, may be eligible soon.
Bayonne is readying to vaccinate residents age 12 and over, according to Mayor James Davis. The Food and Drug Administration is set to approve the Pfizer vaccine for this age group soon.
“We are seeing great progress with our vaccine program in Bayonne,” Davis said. “We hope to announce availability of the Pfizer vaccine to anyone over the age of 12 very soon.”
Davis urgies residents to go to the Korpi Ice Rink any day of the week to get vaccinated.
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Bayonne residents wait 15 minutes after getting vaccinated at the Korpi Ice Rink.
Bayonne residents can now walk in to get vaccinated at the Korpi Ice Rink behind Bayonne High School at 669 Avenue A, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The city has been vaccinating the general public since eligibility expanded to include everyone 16 and over on April 19.
Prior to the opening of the ice rink site, the city had been administering vaccines at Bayonne Medical Center and the Bayonne Community Museum. Second vaccine doses continue to be administered to many residents at the museum, but new vaccination appointments at that site have ceased.
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