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Nurse Celebrates Birthday By Becoming First NJ Healthcare Worker To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Nurse Celebrates Birthday By Becoming First NJ Healthcare Worker To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Nurse Celebrates Birthday By Becoming First NJ Healthcare Worker To Get Covid-19 Vaccine University Hospital nurse Maritza Beniquez beamed and clapped her hands, as she became the first healthcare worker in New Jersey to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning. Her 56th birthday.  "This is the best birthday present ever!" the frontline nurse said with state officials by her side. "I couldn't wait for this moment to hit New Jersey. I couldn't wait for this moment to hit the U.S... to have this vaccine." University Hospital was one of six in the state to receive the Pfizer vaccine Monday, and an additional 53 hospitals in New Jersey were expected theirs later this…

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These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine It's only a matter of weeks before several New Jersey hospitals receive an early shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, state officials said. As part of Operation Warp Speed, the nearly half-dozen area hospitals will get the frozen shipments of the vaccine to keep in Arctic-level sub-zero freezers -- even before it's approved by the FDA. While no dates were given, New Jersey was "weeks away from the first doses of a vaccine being ready for distribution to our health care workers... and months away from a vaccine being readily available for public distribution," Gov. Phil Murphy said. …

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by Cecilia Levine