Governor Phil Murphy said that more than 4.7 million people living, working, or studying in New Jersey in New Jersey are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, because the state has passed it nearly two weeks before its self-set June 30 deadline. Vaccine watermark.

“We are grateful to the millions of people who rolled up their sleeves to protect themselves, their families, and communities from COVID-19, and together we surpassed our original goal,” Murphy Friday said“Although we are celebrating this extraordinary achievement, our work has not been completed. We must continue to work together to vaccinate all eligible individuals to end the COVID-19 pandemic.”

When New Jersey Published its COVID-19 vaccination manual in October last year, State officials set their initial goal of fully vaccinating 4.7 million people within the first six months of vaccine distribution. After the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines were approved in the United States in December last year, New Jersey targeted at least 70% of the adult population to be fully vaccinated at the end of June.

According to the New Jersey State Government, since December, New Jersey has received nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 Status dashboardAdults aged 30-65 account for 57% of vaccinators in the state. Women outnumber men, 54%-46%, and 51% of vaccinators in New Jersey think they are white.

Pfizer’s two-dose program is the first program to receive FDA emergency use authorization and has been used in 55% of COVID-19 vaccinators in New Jersey.

The largest number of residents in South Jersey vaccinated and fully vaccinated for COVID-19 is Camden County, where more than 513,800 shots were vaccinated and more than 251,700 residents were vaccinated.

Anyone 12 years and older is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.New Jersey The vaccination program was opened to the entire adult population in April After several months of vaccine distribution, focus on frontline medical staff, emergency personnel, residents and staff of long-term care institutions, and people with underlying diseases.

But state officials have implemented a number of incentives in the past few months to get more residents vaccinated and help New Jersey reach its COVID-19 vaccination target line on June 30.

“Operation Jersey Summer” is a statewide public awareness campaign aimed at vaccinating all qualified people living, working and studying in New Jersey. May start As the state accelerated its reopening plan and eased most of the epidemic restrictions.

The initial incentives provided by the plan included free beer at 13 breweries across the state for residents who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in May, and appointments for eligible residents at six major vaccine sites in New Jersey. And “Grateful” is a “shooting” movement that allows people to be vaccinated after participating in religious ceremonies.

The country subsequently announced A series of other incentives These include free wine at 9 vineyards across the state for residents who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in May, free entry to 51 state parks and forests in New Jersey for the rest of the year, and the opportunity to have dinner with the governor and the first A lady.

New Jersey has Also began to close its six major COVID-19 vaccination sites As the state shifts its vaccine work to more community-based places.

The large sites at Rowan College in South Jersey in Gloucester County and the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic County plan to have the final round of vaccinations in the past two days.

The large site at the Moorestown Shopping Center in Burlington County will undergo the final round of first injections on July 1 and then close on July 23. This will be the last of the six sites that will be closed.

New Jersey Open a large website January to help strengthen the distribution process of the COVID-19 vaccine. They have also recently been used to distribute vaccines to local community centers.

There are more than 1,500 COVID-19 vaccination sites in New Jersey.Vaccination points can be Appointment finder.