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COVID Vaccine Clinic Opens For Health Care Workers In Essex County
The clinic is open to workers from Belleville, Livingston, Millburn, Maplewood, Newark, Orange and South Orange.
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The clinic is open to workers from Belleville, Livingston, Millburn, Maplewood, Newark, Orange and South Orange.
In a statement released Saturday, health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says there have been reports that Parcare Community Health Network transferred doses of the vaccine to facilities in other parts of the state and "diverted it to members of the public."
Essex County was hit by COVID the hardest, accounting for nearly 10% of total cases in New Jersey.
The state reported 103 more COVID deaths Wednesday. There were 104 deaths reported Tuesday, marking the first back-to-back days of more than 100 people dying since June 13.
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