Here’s the latest on how to get a COVID vaccine in N.J. (4/23/21)
Today 4:00 PM
Registered Nurse E. Renee Cantwell, left, and Registered Nurse Therese Zeitz, right, prepare vaccines at the Rowan Medicine COVID-19 Vaccination Center at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford.Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Facebook Share
Coronavirus vaccines are available across New Jersey even as the distribution of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine remains paused throughout the United States.
This means that the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are currently the only vaccines available to the public, and are replacing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in all appointments for the foreseeable future.
No Vaccine Appointment Needed at Gloucester County Mega Site
literock969.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from literock969.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mega site offering walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccine
nj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Monday, New Jersey expanded COVID vaccine eligibility to the general public.
As long as you are 16 or older and live, work or study in the state, you can get the shot, according to officials.
In South Jersey, vaccination sites with the Pfizer vaccine are opening appointments to residents 16 and older, officials said. Locations with only the Moderna vaccine are making spots available to those 18 and older.
Moderna did not conduct vaccine trials on Americans younger than 18, so it is not usable for teenagers younger than that. Pfizer tested its product on teens of all ages.
The third COVID vaccine, the one-shot Johnson & Johnson product which is on pause after some women developed blood clots after taking their doses was also only available to adults 18 and older.
Health officials say this year’s U.S. measles epidemic has surpassed 1,000 illnesses. It’s already the highest in 27 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the count Wednesday, saying 1,001 illnesses have been reported since the beginning of the year. Most are from outbreaks in New York in Orthodox Jewish communities. The nation last saw this many cases. Governor May 24, 2019
A bill to end Maine’s religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccines is heading to the governor’s desk. The Senate voted 19-16 Thursday to enact the bill. Gov. Janet Mills’ administration has backed the bill ending non-medical vaccine opt-outs by 2021 for schoolchildren, as well as nursery school and health care facility employees.