On Friday, the last vaccination dose was administered at the Morris County Regional
COVID-19 Vaccination Center at the Rockaway Townsquare Mall. Due to the partnership
between Morris County, Atlantic Health System, the State of New Jersey, the NJ Army
National Guard, the Medical Reserve Corps, and the Morris County Sheriff's Office, the
site was able to issue more than 340,000 shots since it first opened on January 8th.
Additionally, Morris County has been leading the state in vaccinations with as many as
4,600 doses administered per day at the regional vaccination site along with thousands of
other vaccinations provided daily by smaller clinics throughout the county.
With an increase in access and availability to COVID-19 testing, on Friday, the COVID-19
testing Center at the County College of Morris also closed.
Last week, the NJ Department of Health launched the NJ Docket
application<https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/vaxrecords>ds>. Through this app individuals
who received their COVID-19 vaccination in NJ and have an email or phone number on file
with the NJ Immunization Information System (NJIIS) can access their COVID-19 vaccination
record using the app. The app currently only displays COVID-19 vaccination details;
however, the state has stated that there may be future plans to include expanding access
for other full immunization histories. If a resident received their COVID-19 vaccine
outside of NJ, their records may not be available in NJIIS. The NJDOH is working to obtain
records for NJ residents vaccinated in other states.
The Docket app is available in the App
Store<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/docket-organize-communicate/id111744… or on
Google
Play<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxhallwythe.dock…le>.
Have a great week!
Sarah Neibart
Mayor, Mendham Township