{"id":8927,"date":"2021-03-26T15:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=8927"},"modified":"2021-03-26T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:17:58","slug":"murphy-administration-opens-up-covid-vaccine-to-slew-of-new-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2021\/03\/murphy-administration-opens-up-covid-vaccine-to-slew-of-new-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Murphy Administration Opens Up Covid Vaccine to Slew of New Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16368\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Rich-Hundley-Rich-Hundley-III_Murphy_4-23-20-10-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16368\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16368\" src=\"https:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Rich-Hundley-Rich-Hundley-III_Murphy_4-23-20-10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. Phil Murphy delivers a press conference, April 2020. (Pool Photo: Rich Hundley\/ The Trentonian\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Phil Murphy delivers a press conference, April 2020. (Pool Photo: Rich Hundley\/ The Trentonian<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday announced the coronavirus vaccine would now be available to a slew of new groups, from a new range of ages and underlying medical conditions, to occupations in certain fields of work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e2ma-p-div\">Beginning Monday, April 5, the following <span class=\"e2ma-style\">groups<\/span> are eligible for vaccination:<\/div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Individuals ages 55-64;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Individuals <\/span>ages 16 and up <span class=\"e2ma-style\">with intellectual and developmental disabilities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Educators,\u00a0including support\u00a0staff,\u00a0in higher education settings;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Communications infrastructure support, including engineers,<\/span> and<span class=\"e2ma-style\"> technicians, and members of the press;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Real estate, building, and home service workers, including <\/span>construction workers, code officials, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, property management, and maintenance workers;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Retail financial institution workers, including bank tellers, lending services, public accounting, and check-cashing workers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Sanitation workers providing disinfection and janitorial services,<\/span> city sanitation workers; residential, commercial, and industrial solid and hazardous waste removal workers;<\/li>\n<li>Laundry service workers, including those working in laundromats, laundry services, and dry cleaners;<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Utility workers including, <\/span>electrical generation and supply system, natural gas delivery, nuclear power plant, water supply, telephone, cable\/fiber\/optical\/broadband\/cellular service workers; and,<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"e2ma-style\">Librarians and support staff at municipal, county, and state libraries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A statement from the administration included endorsements for the expanded eligibility from numerous labor unions, including the American Federation of Teachers New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are equally pleased and relieved that Gov. Murphy and his administration have recognized the need to make professors and other college-university employees eligible for COVID-19 vaccines,\u201d said Donna M. Chiera, president of the union. \u201cMany of our members worked on campuses throughout this pandemic with limited PPE and no access to testing through their employers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur <span class=\"e2ma-style\">A<\/span>dministration has worked closely with communities to build an extensive vaccination infrastructure and has opened over 700 vaccination sites across the state,\u201d Murphy said in the statement.\u00a0\u201cWe <span class=\"e2ma-style\">are already averaging approximately half a million shots per week, and with an expected increase in our federal allocation, we are confident we can expand our vaccination program to more of our essential workers and vulnerable populations. <\/span>Together with our community partners and a steady supply of vaccine from the federal government, we will meet \u2013 and exceed \u2013 our goal of vaccinating 4.7 million New Jersey<span class=\"e2ma-style\"> adults<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state urged those looking for more information about eligibility, statewide vaccination site locations, and the ability to preregister for a vaccination, to visit <span class=\"e2ma-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/7i0wge\/7qm7dt\/76qpfo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/covid19.nj.gov\/vaccine<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2021\/03\/murphy-administration-opens-up-covid-vaccine-to-slew-of-new-groups\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday announced the coronavirus vaccine would now be available to a slew of new groups, from a new range of ages and underlying medical conditions, to occupations in certain fields of work. 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