White House orders more vaccines
The Biden Administration, hopes to provide 150 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. The U.S. is averaging about 1.6 million doses per day on average.
The White House announced yesterday, it ordered enough doses to vaccinate all American adults by July.
Speed of NJ vaccination program
The speed of New Jersey’s vaccination program is picking up. The first vaccination was given December 15th. One month later, 250 million vaccinations were administered. 10 days later, New Jersey was able to exceed 500,000 administered vaccinations.
Since Wednesday, New Jersey has administered 105,487 doses of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Second dose availability
Most cancelled second dose vaccination appointments have been rescheduled.
Commissioner Judy Persichilli of the Department of Health has asked those vaccinated to return to the same site for their second dose. All second doses will be shipped to the same site in which the first dose was received.
The new Johnson & Johnson vaccination should increase the potential for residents to be vaccinated. The Johnson & Johnson only requires one dose to be administered. It does not have to be kept at the lower temperatures that the Pfizer and Modena vaccines must be stored. Thus the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be more mobile. According to Persichilli , “The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be able to be available closer to where individuals live.”
