Majority of students partially vaccinated, support vaccine mandate for fall as University sees first COVID-19 case-free week since September
Home » News » Majority of students partially vaccinated, support vaccine mandate for fall as University sees first COVID-19 case-free week since September
Eighty percent of students have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 42% are fully vaccinated, according to a recent survey conducted by
The Setonian.
The survey received 208 responses collected between April 28 and May 5. It marks an increase in vaccination rate from an April survey conducted by the University’s Health Intervention Communication Team (HICT), which showed that 62% of students received at least one dose and 36% were fully vaccinated.
New Jersey administers first coronavirus vaccinations, college students may have to wait ‘many weeks’
Home » News » New Jersey administers first coronavirus vaccinations, college students may have to wait ‘many weeks’
After months of uncertainty, New Jersey took its first, albeit small, step towards ending the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday as the state began administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health care workers just days after it was approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration.
Maritza Beniquez, a 56-year-old emergency room nurse, was the first New Jerseyan to receive the vaccine Tuesday morning at Newark’s University Hospital.