The latest list of COVID-19 vaccination sites in New Jersey now includes more than 200 locations across the state, including six megasites, although availability of doses from the federal government continues to make appointments scarce.
Two of the state’s mega-sites, which were supposed to vaccinate thousands of people every day, had to close for a day due to a lack of available doses, officials said.
The federal government has already distributed 989,900 cows to the state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State officials said they expect to receive about 100,000 a week in the coming weeks.
The New Jersey coronavirus panel shows that 605,397 doses have been administered by Tuesday. Of these, 523,008 were the first doses.
New Jersey launched a call center for consultations and a toll-free number on Monday to help residents who had trouble negotiating the state’s online registration. With 250 employees, the call center serves both English and Spanish speaking residents. The number is 855-568-0545.
The vaccine is currently available to people aged 65 and over, people aged 16 to 64 with certain medical conditions, smokers, health professionals, long-term residents, other community residents, police and firefighters. This represents more than 4 million people.
In the next six months, New Jersey plans to vaccinate about 4.7 million people. The general public should be able to receive vaccines by April or May, officials said.
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