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Updated Information As Passaic Co. COVID Vaccine Sites Announced

UPDATE: Updated information has been released since Passaic County began administering COVID-19 vaccinations. Sites have been announced.

WAYNE, NJ — Updated information has been released since Passaic County began administering COVID-19 vaccinations Phase 1A category workers on Friday. Vaccine sites were also announced.

The state also has released the list that shows, in order, when everybody in New Jersey can get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what you should know. Read more: When Can You Get COVID-19 Vaccine In NJ? Here's The New 2021 List

Here are the sites:

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Eventually, these sites will be able to administer vaccines to the public, but, across the state, the doses are still only available for category 1A workers.


The first round of the Moderna vaccine will be done via vault, according to the county, and will be administered at the Passaic County Health Department Offices in Totowa, 930 Riverview Drive, Suite 250.

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This comes after Wayne Mayor Christopher Vergano said the township should be receiving vaccines in the coming days, but didn't have a date to announce.

Vergano said the township will be seeking volunteers to assist with the vaccine rollout, and more information will be available soon.

According to Gov. Phil Murphy's office, New Jersey already has 291 long-term care facilities scheduled and over 83,000 residents and staff slated to receive vaccinations through the beginning of February 2021, with more sites to be added in the coming weeks.

In Paramus, vaccinations also began at the Veterans Memorial Home this week, according to a Patch report.

Residents and staff of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home began receiving vaccinations Monday and vaccinations are scheduled to begin over the course of the next week at the Menlo Park and Vineland Veterans Memorial Homes.

These vaccinations are also part of the federal Pharmacy Partnership.

"The immense relief is palpable," said Lisa Hou, D.O., Interim Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. "For our Veterans, our staff, and our National Guard members on duty, we have nothing but gratitude for the tireless work of the medical and scientific communities who have cracked the coronavirus code. COVID-19 has disrupted everyday life to an almost unfathomable degree. Department staff, Soldiers, and Airmen have worked around the clock for the health and comfort of our Veterans and their families. With an efficacious vaccine against this deadly virus, we finally have the strongest tool to bring some relief to our homes."

Residents and staff will receive the 2nd dose of the vaccines three weeks after the first dose.

READ MORE: COVID-19 Vaccinations Begin At NJ Veterans Memorial Homes

Additional reporting from Russ Crespolini.

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