N.J. hospitals aren’t slammed, even with record COVID-19 cases. But the second wave’s peak is coming.
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
Mustafa Ugur from Medical Home Pharmacy in Trenton administering a COVID-19 test to Robin Watkins, right.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said a total of 3,635 people are currently fighting COVID-19 in New Jersey hospitals, the highest number of such patients since mid-May.
Coronavirus patients hospitalized in the state have more than doubled in the past month, and on Saturday, New Jersey set another record for new COVID-19 daily cases. Five days in the past week saw more new cases reported than at any point during the spring, though improved testing means a higher percentage of cases are now being detected.
Vaccine skepticism is high among Black communities. Health officials in N.J. hope to change that.
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
As a Black primary care physician, Dr. Janice Bacon of Central Mississippi Health Service, pictured Dec. 4, 2020, has created a safe space for her Black patients during the coronavirus pandemic.AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
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Once a coronavirus vaccine becomes available in New Jersey, Jessica Rodriguez says she doesn’t plan on taking it.
She’s not alone in her fears, with Black adults in particular being wary. In a Pew Research Center survey released in December, 42% of Black American adults said they would get a vaccine, compared with 83% of English-speaking Asian Americans, 63% of Hispanics and 61% of whites.