This week, Murphy noted the number of doses arriving to the Garden State is expected to grow. We re expecting increasing deliveries of vaccines from the federal government for our megasites and other vaccination centers, he said. As these deliveries increase, we ll be able to open more appointments and be in position to put our efforts into the next gear.
This news came as CVS and Rite Aid pharmacies began offering inoculations at a select few locations. For their part, Rite Aid directed people to the state s vaccine hub website on Friday, where sites were listed in a number of towns – all of which were listed as coming soon. The company also has a sign up sheet on their website.
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People lined up outside supermarket to get COVID vaccine appointment turned away
New Jersey Herald
The frustration was palpable as people, mostly senior citizens, began to line up in the cold outside the ShopRite of Byram vaccination clinic shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, only to be told no appointments were available and to try again next week.
For Jane Wintermute, 76, of Sparta and Helen Totaro, 83, of Roxbury, it meant being turned away after dialing the store s vaccination hotline repeatedly over the last 10 days and struggling just to get through. I keep calling the number, and they said they re out of the vaccine but to keep trying, Wintermute said.
Remote or in-person learning? Here is what Sussex County school district are doing
New Jersey Herald
Most Sussex County public schools switched to fully remote learning schedules just before Thanksgiving and expected to reopen in mid-January.
Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, the plan has changed for some districts that have opted to extend the remote instruction.
The Newton school district announced Friday that it will remain fully remote through at least next week after originally planning to resume in-person learning Tuesday.
The district was one of several in the county, including Sparta and Vernon, that decided in November to continue their virtual plan until two weeks after the regularly scheduled winter break.