Where can you get COVID-19 vaccine in NJ? Full list of sites
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The number of people who are eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine in New Jersey has greatly increased with the addition of at least 1.4 million people over the age of 65.
Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement at his coronavirus briefing after the CDC updated its vaccination guidelines to include everyone over 65 as well as any adult age 16-64 with underlying conditions. The governor said the state was looking to increase eligibility because of the high registration with the state s website. More than 1.2 million people have already preregistered, which is a really encouraging sign, not just because of the number itself. But one of the big concerns we had, you ll recall a couple of months ago, was sort of the notion of anti-vaccine sentiment, Murphy said at the briefing. This number is proving that it may be a lot better than we had anticipated.
Another mega vaccination site for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine will be launched in South Jersey at the end of the month as the vaccine rollout continues in the Garden State.
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The pre-recorded speech will also be streamed on Murphy’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
Murphy’s address will include remarks on COVID-19 as well as “improving the lives of middle-class families and building a stronger and more resilient post-pandemic economy,” according to a statement from his office.
Officials said Monday that more than 214,000 have been vaccinated including 199,293 first dose shots and 14,984 people who got their second shot. The state has received 572,250 doses so nearly 360,000 are sitting in a freezers.
Two of the state’s six vaccine mega-sites are open at Rockaway Townsquare in Morris County and Rowan College of South Jersey in Gloucester County.
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Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that New Jersey s supply of COVID-19 vaccine is currently too low to let elderly residents outside of nursing homes get shots a stark contrast to New York, which will begin administering the vaccine to those 75 and older this week.
The decision comes as frustration with New Jersey s slow vaccine rollout mounts, while hundreds of thousands of doses have yet to be administered almost a month into the vaccination campaign. My sleeve is rolled up, said Paul Wild, 75, of Monmouth County. It is very disconcerting that the resources are available and not being fully implemented.