Nearly 14% of New Jersey adults received both doses of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson shots from Friday morning, while Governor Phil Murphy continues to aim for 70% of eligible adults. in – about 4.7 million people – were vaccinated within six months after the first shots were fired in December.
The state administered 2,823,731 doses as of Friday, Murphy said at a public event. According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is more than 3.4 million that the state has received from the federal government.
According to the state Department of Health, the vaccine sites in New Jersey administered 1.8 million first doses – about 27% of the adult population – and 947,000 second doses.
Even the first dose of the two-vaccine vaccine has been shown to provide some protection, although the CDC says that all three available vaccines are needed two weeks after the final admission to achieve full protection. The CDC issued guidelines earlier this week stating that fully vaccinated people can meet without masks two weeks after the final dose.
The state administered 636,947 doses from two weeks ago, meaning that about 9% of the adult population has reached the point of full efficacy. The state administered the first dose of Johnson & Johnson last week.
The state is on track to beat 1 million people who have been fully vaccinated by the end of the weekend.
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“I believe we will reach our goal of 70% of individuals who will be vaccinated within six months. I believe (in) May that we will have some vaccines for almost everyone,” said Health Minister Judy Persichilli. said earlier this month. “I really believe that.”
President Joe Biden said in a national speech on Thursday that he plans to consider all adults by May 1 and “get the country closer to normal” by the fourth of July.
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The daily number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in NJ
Health officials administered the first vaccine in New Jersey on Dec. 15.
Three types are handed out. The Pfizer-BioNTech requires people to wait 21 days before getting their second shot and 28 days for the second Moderna shot.
The first vaccines for Johnson and Johnson Janssen were given to New Jerseyans on March 5, meaning the recipients will be considered full efficiencies on March 19th. The state received a total of about 95,500 of the vaccines between what was allocated directly to the state (73,000 doses) and which went directly to pharmacies (22,500), health officials said.
According to state data, there were four days that at least 77,000 shots went into the arms of people. Increased access to the vaccines is expected to increase as larger doses are sent to the state in the coming weeks and months.
Millions of people are already eligible for the vaccine, and hundreds more are expected to be added to the list, who could get another chance from Monday and hundreds of thousands later this month.
The list of those who can currently be vaccinated in New Jersey includes:
- Healthcare workers
- People living and working in long-term care and high-risk housing come together
- First respond
- K-12 educators and staff
- Day care workers
- People 65 and older
- People 16 to 64 who have certain medical conditions
These medical conditions include:
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Down syndrome
- Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathy
- Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg / m2 or higher, but <40 kg / m2)
- Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg / m2)
- Sickle cell disease
- Smoke
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Note: People who are pregnant and who are in an immune-weakened state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplantation are also eligible, but must follow CDC guidelines and first discuss the vaccination with their medical provider before receiving the vaccination.
It is planned to be eligible for two additional groups from Monday and March 29th. The group includes transportation workers on Monday, while the second group includes a range of front-line workers later this month, including restaurants, grocery stores and social services.
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