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As of April 30, the county has provided more than 291,000 COVID-19 doses. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ Each month Somerset County is approaching COVID-19 herd immunity as more and more residents are getting vaccinated.
As of April 30, the county has provided more than 291,000 COVID-19 doses. Of those residents, more than 124,000 residents, or 46.8 percent of all adults, are fully vaccinated meaning they have received both doses or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson shot making them fully protected.
Additionally, more than 176,000 county residents, or 69.8 percent, have received their first dose.
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Somerset County is on track to hit its goal of 70 percent of COVID herd immunity, said Spokesman Nathan Rudy.
NJ county health COVID-19 vaccine clinics wait for stable supply
New Jersey has announced a small bump in the amount of COVID-19 vaccine supply expected from the federal government for the next few weeks, as county health departments eagerly await more doses.
For at least the next three weeks, 130,000 doses are expected to go to the general population weekly, according to state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli at Wednesday s pandemic briefing.
Ocean County recently has seen its weekly vaccine supply reduced, from 5,000 doses to 3,000 doses for both the Ocean County Health Department and Long Beach Island Health Department. Starting on Feb. 1, that weekly allotment will go to 3,500, county officials said on Thursday.
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Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Somerset County drive thru coronavirus vaccination site prep area at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg on Jan. 21, 2021.Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Three New Jersey county health departments are not offering their own appointment scheduling system for residents to receive the coronavirus vaccine, instead redirecting people to pre-register with the statewide Vaccine Scheduling System.
The departments of health in Cape May, Middlesex and Somerset counties have established vaccine distribution sites in their counties, but the counties themselves are not scheduling appointments for them.
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;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
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.