How long will it take to reach herd immunity in N.J.? It’s a moving target, experts say.
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
Middlesex County s COVID-19 vaccine mega-site at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison. Tuesday, January, 26, 2021
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Nearly a quarter of Americans in a new Monmouth University Poll released Wednesday said they won’t take the COVIDvaccine under any circumstances.
It will be hard, if not impossible, to reach herd immunity any time soon in New Jersey or elsewhere if that many people resist taking the vaccine, four experts told NJ Advance Media. The speed and success of the vaccination program is key to slowing down the virus and getting life back to normal, they said.
Why some hospitals have to scramble for oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients
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As Covid-19 cases began spiking last month, Mara Bryant and her hospital staff had to scramble to ensure enough oxygen was available.
As the number of patients at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles reached 200 a day, the facility quickly began using six times its normal amount of oxygen. To cope, a 6,000-gallon tank was added as a back up to the usual 9,000-gallon tank, but finding that extra tank took two weeks. And once it was in place, it had to be refilled every day or two.
Should I still wear a mask after getting the coronavirus vaccine? Yes for many reasons.
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
A student wears a mask on campus as safety precaution against COVID-19 at New Jersey City University in Jersey City.
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The short answer? Yes, they do.
David Cennimo, an infectious disease specialist for the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, said the most “pessimistic” reason why residents who have been inoculated should continue wearing a mask while in public and unable to social distance is because they could be in the minority of people for whom the vaccines are not effective.