New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations at Veterans Memorial Homes December 29, 2020, 12:42 pm | in
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations at Veterans Memorial Homes
12/29/2020
TRENTON – Today, Governor Phil Murphy and Interim Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) Col. Lisa Hou, D.O. announced that COVID-19 vaccinations are underway for residents and staff of the State’s three veterans memorial homes. Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home began receiving vaccinations yesterday and vaccinations are scheduled to begin over the course of the next week at the Menlo Park and Vineland Veterans Memorial Homes as part of the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program with CVS and Walgreens.
Dodge City Daily Globe
On Dec. 28, residents and staff will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Manor of the Plains in Dodge City.
“There’s no doubt the senior population has been hit hard by the virus, along with the health care workers who’ve treated them,” said Manor of the Plains executive director John Van Hook. “We couldn’t be happier to know there’s finally a bit of light at the end of such a difficult year.”
According to Van Hook, Manor received the vaccine through its Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program in limited doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Nearly 2 million Americans have been vaccinated, CDC says
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Registered nurse Cynthia Banada holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Miami Jewish Health, a senior healthcare facility, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Nearly 2 million Americans have received the coronavirus vaccine.
The CDC says both totals include Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.CDC officials say the number of people who have received their first vaccine dose is likely higher, although the number of amounts distributed is higher than the number of those who ve received a vaccine.
The CDC says the lag in data being reported is because of several factors: health agencies having to transmit data to CDC, healthcare providers having to report to health agencies up to 72 hours after administering the vaccines, and the launch of the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program is still pending.
Meridian Senior Living Community to Receive First COVID-19 Vaccines
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On December 23, 2020, staff members at Villas of Holly Brook Marshall, an assisted living community operated by national seniors housing company Meridian Senior Living, received the company’s first COVID-19 vaccines. This monumental event marks the beginning of Meridian’s journey in vaccinating residents and employees at their more than 75 communities across the United States.
Villas Holly Brook Marshall Staff Relieved to Get the Vaccine
We enjoy seeing the expressions of relief on the faces of the residents and staff as the vaccinations are administered. BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB) December 28, 2020 On December 23, 2020, staff members at Villas of Holly Brook Marshall, an assisted living community operated by national seniors housing company Meridian Senior Living (Meridian), received the company’s first COVID-19 vaccines. This m
NEW JERSEY (WABC) New Jersey has lost more than 7,200 residents at long-term care facilities to COVID-19, and that s why they are among the first in line to get vaccinated.
Governor Phil Murphy, joined by New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli and CVS Health Regional Director Kat Kingston, Monday visited Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge to mark the launch of the state s vaccination effort of residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
103-year-old Mildred Clements, a Newark native and current resident of the Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge, become the first long-term care resident in the state to be vaccinated in New Jersey.