NJ Aiming For 70% Covid-19 Vaccination Rate Once Available
New Jersey health officials said Monday they aim to have 70% of the state vaccinated for COVID-19 once a vaccine becomes available.
Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said such an effort would require about 81,000 per day over five days to be vaccinated. Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, called on the federal government to fund a vaccination program. A vaccine could become available later this year or early next year, according to health officials.
A big hurdle, Persichilli said, will be building public confidence in the vaccine.
“We have to build trust,” she said.
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