× The Moderna vaccine is administered in two doses, 28 days apart. Photo by rafapress for Shutterstock. On Dec. 22, Bayonne Medical Center personnel, including Chief Hospital Executive Dr. Vijay Singh, began receiving the Moderna vaccine under Phase 1A. Singh said a survey of hospital personnel across the state determined how many doses each hospital would be receive. At first, only 50 to 60 percent of BMC employees signed up. According to Singh, word of mouth spread among hospital personnel that there were no issues with the vaccine, bringing the number to 70 percent, and that number continues to climb. Encouraging vaccinations Singh said that trend could repeat itself during Phase 2, when the general population will receive the vaccine. And since 60 percent of BMC personnel lives in Bayonne, news of the vaccine’s safety is already spreading by word of mouth to friends and family among others.