“We’ve made incredible progress in getting people vaccinated and we’ve seen the results in our low COVID-19 case numbers, but we’re not done yet,” said Dr. Herb Conaway.
New Jersey is seeing some of the lowest COVID-19 metrics since the start of the pandemic more than 15 months ago. Its an encouraging sign as we move into a summer season with few restrictions.
Dr. Stanley H. Weiss, a Rutgers University epidemiologist and professor at the Rutgers Medical School, said the second dose of the mRNA vaccines give a 15-fold boost in the antibody level.
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said of the 2.2 million people fully vaccinated in the first four months of the state's vaccination program, a total of 1,319 breakthrough cases were identified.
The rally against extending Gov. Phil Murphy's pandemic powers got most of the headlines on Thursday, but there was another rally in Trenton that also drew the attention of state lawmakers.
The Catholic Diocese of Trenton said to New Jersey 101.5 that doctors dismissed any connection between the bishop's hospitalization and his COVID vaccination, months earlier.
All six COVID mega-sites will shutter their doors this summer, as the state shifts to local vaccinating sites. But does that include your family doctor?
So far New Jersey is not offering any monetary incentives or scholarships, but people who get a COVID vaccine are eligible to enjoy a free glass of wine, a beer, a “vax pass” for state parks, and a chance to win dinner with the governor and first lady Tammy Murphy.
Under a new executive order, Murphy says if you can prove to your employer that you have been fully vaccinated, you can ditch the mask and social distancing.
There's been thousands of at least partly vaccinated residents who want to sit down to dine with Gov. Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy, as the governor noted on Wednesday.