NJ begins COVID-19 vaccinations at veterans care homes
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ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey officials have started coronavirus vaccinations at three veterans’ care homes, and a state agency has approved the use of the Atlantic City Convention Center as a vaccination site.
Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home began receiving vaccinations on Monday, and vaccinations are set to begin over the next week at the Menlo Park and Vineland Veterans Memorial Homes, state officials said Tuesday. Our veterans were there for us in our time of greatest need, said Gov. Phil Murphy. Now it is our turn to protect them with the distribution of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. While this pandemic is far from over, these vaccines will undoubtedly reduce the risk of severe illness or death among the residents of our veterans memorial homes.
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New Jersey - New Jersey officials have started coronavirus vaccinations at three veterans care homes, and a state agency approved the use of the Atlantic City Convention Center as a vaccination site.
Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home began receiving vaccinations on Monday, and vaccinations are due to begin over the next week at the Menlo Park and Vineland Veterans Memorial Homes, state officials said Tuesday.
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.