NJ Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility

By Elizabeth Scalzo

Editor-in-Chief

The anticipation of when you will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine is weighing on a lot of people, but New Jersey is working towards making it available to more residents.

On April 5, the vaccine will now be available for those 55 and older and people 16 years and older with developmental disabilities, northjersey.com reports.

According to Northjersey, new groups of essential workers have also been added for the next round of vaccines such as:

Higher education instructors and staff
Librarians and library staff
People in communication and information technology fields
Real estate and home service workers
Retail and financial institution employees
Sanitation workers
Laundry workers
Utility workers.

Gov. Phil Murphy also announced that anyone 16 and older is expected to be able to get the vaccine starting May 1, according to a press conference held on March 26.

While the wait continues for college students to be vaccinated, all of the FDU faculty and staff from NJ will be eligible for the vaccine starting April 5 if they haven’t already received it.

COVID-19 Numbers

There were 4,666 new positive COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, with 567 new cases in Bergen County.