The slow process of getting COVID vaccines to homebound seniors
For all the focus on getting seniors vaccinated to secure nursing homes, homebound seniors have gotten less attention and been slower to inoculate.
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Despite population jump, Murphy not raising NJ vaccine goal
The oft-mentioned goal of fully vaccinating 4.7 million New Jersey adults is based on the 2010 Census. The population has grown almost 500,000 since then.
J&J vaccine pause will delay fix for MVC closure problems
Motor Vehicle Commission was beginning a program to vaccinate agency staff, but that's on hold as the safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is reviewed.
New Jersey Health Department takes back 400 vaccine doses from Ocean County
The Ocean County Health Department and local government officials are trying to process the news that the State, who provided them with 3,400 doses of the Moderna vaccine recently, informed OC officials on Friday that they are taking back 400 of those doses.
Monmouth County vaccine appointments being canceled again over delivery delays
There's been delay after delay and it's got something to do with Mother Nature.
NJ considers allowing COVID vaccines at dentists, eye doctors
Lawmakers look to expand access points to the COVID-19 vaccine. Skeptics worry about doses being wasted at individual offices as opposed to mega-sites.
NJ attorneys say your boss could require COVID vaccination
New Jersey has no plans to mandate that you receive COVID-19 vaccination — but your employer still could.
NJ ready to start distributing COVID-19 vaccine next week
Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine could become available in New Jersey as soon as early next week state Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said Friday.
You May Need a COVID Vaccine to Attend Concerts Once They Return
What decision would you make? Either get a COVID-19 vaccine or not attend any music concerts or festivals?
With the announcement this week that Pfizer is reporting that a COVID-19 vaccine is almost available and is 90% effective, the music industry is hoping that this is what they need to bring music concerts back to stadiums and arenas once again...
Hundreds of parents, children protest NJ’s proposed mandatory flu shot
Supporters of the mandatory flu shot measure say it will cut down significantly on hospital emergency room visits in the coming months, which could be important if there’s a second wave of COVID-19
NJ’s lofty COVID-19 goal: Vaccinate 70% of the population
Health officials have been working for a few months on a distribution plan for an eventual vaccine to protect against COVID-19.
NJ could require all students to get flu shots this season
The bill also states that "a general philosophical or moral objection to the vaccination shall not be sufficient for an exemption on religious grounds."