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Are people in N.J. really lying to get the vaccine before it’s their turn?
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
Registration kiosks are set up inside the Gloucester County COVID-19 vaccination site in Sewell, N.J. on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
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Tom lives and works in a border county in New York, where his job sometimes requires him to work in a health care setting. In January, when he learned he qualified for the COVID-19 vaccine, he tried and failed to get an appointment in the Empire State.
So he registered instead on New Jersey’s Vaccine Scheduling System and got an appointment at the Gloucester County Mega Vaccination Site. It was a two-hour drive each way, but by mid-February, he was fully vaccinated.
As N.J. expands COVID vaccine eligibility, Bergen to launch call center to help book appointments
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
People sign in at the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus to receive their first of two Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 22, 2021.Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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Ahead of New Jersey’s move to expand eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine to hundreds of thousands of people, Bergen County plans to launch a call center to help county residents set up COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
In an effort to help Bergen County residents navigate what is often a convoluted and frustrating booking system for COVID-19 vaccine appointments, Bergen County and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center have partnered to set up a call center where residents can ask questions about scheduling their appointment, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Wednesday.
The bad weather in the deep south and middle of the country has put a stranglehold on vaccine distribution in New Jersey, forcing officials in Bergen and Monmouth counties to push back appointments because the shipments haven't arrived.