The sun finally broke through the clouds today! Another shot of wintry weather will impact
us on Monday, but warmer weather is expected to head our way later next week. I think I
speak for everyone when I say that Spring can’t come soon enough.
Unfortunately, due to extreme weather across the country, there have been nationwide mail
and package delivery delays. New Jersey has not yet received approximately 230,000
COVID-19 vaccination doses that were expected earlier this week. The state has been
working with its vaccination sites to use existing inventory to satisfy current
appointments. However, not all sites have been able to do this, and some appointments have
been rescheduled and will continue to be rescheduled.
As of yesterday morning, 1,559,569 vaccination doses have been administered in NJ. That
includes more than 1.1 million first doses, and more than 456,000 second doses. There
continues to be a tremendous imbalance between the supply and demand of COVID-19 vaccines
across the country, and shipping delays have added yet another layer of frustration to the
ongoing supply challenges.
As NJ's vaccination program continues, the NJDOH is eager to increase distribution
points for the vaccine. Unfortunately, the state cannot expand the number of sites until
more vaccination doses are available. Currently, there are 1,700 providers in NJ approved
to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but the state only has enough supply to provide
vaccination doses to about 300 of these providers. For a list of available locations,
please click
here<https://newjersey.github.io/vaccine-locations/NJ-COVID-19-Vaccine-Locations.pdf>.
Hopefully, as the state sees an increase in vaccination allotments from the federal
government, NJ will expand locations and access for more people to get vaccinated.
To receive notifications regarding your eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and to
find out when appointments are available, please sign-up at
atlantichealth.org<https://www.atlantichealth.org/conditions-treatments/…
and the NJ Vaccine Scheduling
System<https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/>v/>.
Sarah Neibart
Mayor, Mendham Township