Montclair senior citizens who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine but do not have their own transportation will be able to sign up for rides to county vaccine venues next week.
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Ex-Montclair deputy chief on leave as Florida vaccination issue investigated
Montclair’s former deputy police chief Tracy Frazzano has been put on administrative leave from her position as chief of the Marco Island Police Department in Florida.
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COVID-19 vaccine opened up to senior citizens, people with underlying conditions
As of Jan. 13, a total of 264,681 vaccine doses had been administered, including 236,503 first doses and 28,045 second doses. The total is expected to go up “exponentially” over the next week, Murphy said.
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1,000 of Mountainside’s health workers get vaccine — but 700 to go
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news More than 1,000 health-care workers at Mountainside hospital in Montclair have received at least their first doses of coronavirus vaccine, about a month after they first […]
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COVID-19: New Jersey launches vaccine tracker on state COVID-19 information page
Also: The state is dropping graduation assessment tests this year.
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Firefighters, police can get COVID-19 vaccine in NJ
Firefighters and police officers, as frontline first responders, become eligible to for vaccination on Thursday, Jan. 7, as the state enters Phase 1B of its tiered plan. Paramedics were included in Phase 1A, and were already eligible for the vaccine.
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COVID-19 vaccine mega-site opens Friday, 30 minutes from Montclair
Before the month is out, state officials expect to open the rest of their sites, including one at the Racetrack at the Meadowlands, in East Rutherford. Healthcare workers may make an appointment at any of the mega-sites or satellite sites around the state.
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County opens vaccine sites, but advises some residents to get vaccine at doctor’s or hospital
Essex County has six facilities opening up. For Montclair residents, the vaccine is being offered at the former Kmart building on Prospect Avenue in West Orange.
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COVID-19: Indoor sports can resume on Jan. 2, with restrictions
Interstate sports competitions are still prohibited, since interstate travel for sports has been deemed to be a risk factor for spreading COVID-19. And attendance is limited to those who are directly involved in the game – players, coaches, referees and support staff – and no more than 10 spectators.
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COVID-19: New Jersey, other states see expected vaccine shipments decreased
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said the state’s allotment of both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines has decreased from 492,075 doses to 392,800: a decrease of 20 percent, or 99,275 vaccines.
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Welcome to Montclair: 2021, year of the deer?
Will those who are not hunting the deer for a “culling” this year instead wear plaid shirts and shoot vaccine darts at unsuspecting passers by on Church Street, wonders Kirsten D. Levingston, in the latest “Welcome to Montclair.”
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Montclair doctor was one of the first to receive COVID vaccine
For Dr. Rovie Mesola of Montclair, getting the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17, was both humbling and overwhelming.
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COVID-19: New Jersey setting up six “mega-sites” for vaccine distribution
Gov. Phil Murphy said the six mega-sites will be able to provide shots to people in Phase 1A, which includes health care workers and other vulnerable populations, and some in Phase 1B, which includes other essential workers.
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Montclair, county plan for vaccine rollout
Health care workers and long-term care residents will be the first to get vaccinated against the virus. New Jersey however has a goal to vaccinate 70 percent of adults over the next six months.
