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N.J. Transit worker Antonio Harriott waits in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the FEMA clinic at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, N.J. on March 15, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
2,631 COVID-19 cases, raising the total to
955,966. The rate of positivity is at
.94, below the benchmark of one.
There were
27,323.
2,261 hospitalizations;
241 patients were on ventilators.
Camden County officials said Monday they have
2,000coronavirus vaccine doses on hand and are urging residents to sign up.
It comes as the county reports an uptick in infections among those under age 30.
N.J.’s vaccine shipment drops
Officials warn there will be fewer vaccine doses shipped to the state, especially of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
2,631 COVID-19 cases, raising the total to
955,966. The rate of positivity is at .
94, below the benchmark of one.
There were
27,323.
2,261 hospitalizations;
241 patients were on ventilators.
N.J. s vaccine shipment drops
Officials warn there will be fewer vaccine doses shipped to the state, especially of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“We received a large infusion of J&J at the end of March,” said state Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli. “But the sense we have from the federal government is that for the short term our allocation of J&J will be severely restricted for the next several weeks.”
Last week, New Jersey received 550,000 vaccine doses. This week, the state will get 466,000 representing a 15% drop in shipments. The number of J&J doses will also plummets from 131,000 doses to 15,600 doses, an 88% drop.
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Reflecting back on one year of COVID-19 in New Jersey
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Two days later, Camden County announced its first case.
As the residents reflect one year later, the county s vaccination site is buzzing with activity and people anxious to be vaccinated.
The Patels, from Sewell, New Jersey, received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine Thursday at Camden County College after staying up until midnight looking for an appointment. Last night, we tried to book at midnight, said Khodadhal Patel, sitting in the observation area with his wife.
In April last year, three of his household family members contracted COVID-19. He says it was a scary time when there was still much they didn t know about the virus.
BLACKWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) The impending winter storm is causing Camden County health officials to reschedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
Officials announced that the Camden County COVID-19 Vaccination Center is rescheduling all appointments currently scheduled for Monday, Feb. 1 and Tuesday, Feb. 2.
All rescheduled appointments will now occur on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
County officials said patients have already begun to receive notifications of their new appointments at the vaccination center located at the Camden County College site in Blackwood, New Jersey. Though we would like to keep the vaccination center open without interruption, we cannot, in the interest of our patients safety, expect anyone to travel to the site during what is forecasted to be a significant snow accumulation, County Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. said in a statement Saturday. The Camden County Department of Health, Jefferson Health New Jersey, and Cooper University Health Care, a