Pennington receives update from health officer on COVID-19
Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey briefed the Pennington Council on the latest information regarding COVID-19.
The Montgomery Township Health Department provides health services to both Pennington and Hopewell Borough in addition to Montgomery Township. In a presentation to the Pennington Council on Feb. 1, Carey said when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic it is a marathon, not a sprint.
“There is some light at the end of the tunnel. Case counts across New Jersey are starting to come come down, granted from a high level, but we are at the lowest levels of infection since Thanksgiving,” she said. “About 7% of New Jerseyans have received their first COVID-19 vaccination. In particular, with a focus on nursing home residents and medical providers who are at high risk of exposure, as we see more nursing homes become vaccinated the outbreaks that have been such a source of illness and suffering should
COVID-19 cases rise in Hopewell Township; health department adds new coordinator
Hopewell Township has been experiencing a continued increase in COVID-19 cases among residents.
As of Jan. 25, the township has had 81 additional cases since an earlier township committee meeting on Jan. 11. Health Officer Dawn Marling recently reported the increase to township committee members and the community at a virtual meeting on Jan. 25.
“Since our last meeting on Jan. 11, we had quite the continuation of our case surge. We have had 81 additional cases since that time and unfortunately two deaths,” Marling said. “To date, we have lost 10 township residents and have investigated 534 cases. I just want to stress again that we need to remain vigilant about social distancing and limiting our interactions with anyone outside of our household right now.”
Vaccine Distribution Information/Updates
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Click here to read the latest March 8 updates from the Princeton Health Department.
Last week, Governor Murphy announced more groups will become eligible to receive the vaccine on March 15 and again on March 29. In order to receive a vaccine, you must first register through NJVSS at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/. Princeton residents are encouraged to continue utilizing individual portals such as CVS, RiteAid and ShopRite to make vaccine appointments, as well as other NJ COVID-19 vaccine locations. January 28, 2021
Information and updates on vaccine distribution change frequently. We will try to provide you with the most up-to-date information in this newsletter. We also encourage you to check the NJ COVID-19 Vaccine website.
January 15, 2021
The CURE Arena, the county’s COVID-19 testing site, will begin offering vaccines, with a soft launch of the program next week. Capital Health will manage the site.
Mercer County will open a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton. Capital Health will manage the site, which is scheduled to have a soft opening next week.
“We are committed to doing everything we can to help get eligible people vaccinated as quickly as possible,” Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes said. “We had a successful partnership with Capital Health during the COVID-19 testing program we established last spring, and I can’t think of a more fitting partner for this next phase of the pandemic response.”
Lack of clarity on details of COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaves area residents with lots of questions
The first health care worker in the state receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15. File photo, by Edwin J. Torres. The vaccine rollout has been slower than expected in New Jersey.
A state website where residents can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine is still not up yet, even though vaccinations for health care workers in New Jersey already have begun. Most county websites have little specific information about the vaccine rollout, and instead redirect people to the state website. Adding to the confusion, at least one local online news chain published an article listing dates when various groups would be vaccinated, but much of the information was wrong or out of date.