84% East Brunswick Residents 'Willing' To Take COVID Vaccine

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — According to the Unity for Immunity Survey, 84.46 percent East Brunswick residents said they were “very willing” to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the township recently announced.

The survey was sent out to residents to gauge their interested in the vaccine, and answer questions they might have.

According to the Pew Research Center, 60 percent people nationally expressed their interest in taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

Based on the survey, East Brunswick officials learnt that many residents fear “potential side effects” of the vaccine and expressed a need for more information.

The East Brunswick public library is now offering research service for residents who needs more information about the vaccine. Librarians will research answers to questions on side effects, vaccine safety, how vaccines work, etc.

All information will be provided according to reading level and in different languages.

Librarians can provide vaccine information in languages like Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Urdu, and Spanish.

The Library is also hosting a program “Let’s Talk About Vaccines” featuring Dr. XinQi Dong, Director of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research.

Librarians will send information by email or through the U.S. mail. This service is free to anyone who needs it. You can reach a librarian at 732-390-6767 or online at www.justforthehealthofit.org/ask-a-librarian.

Meanwhile, inclement weather the past week resulted in Middlesex County closing their vaccine sites, including the one in East Brunswick.

The county today said that vaccine shipment from the federal government were delayed due to the storm.

“Though these challenges have forced us to cancel appointments over the past week, those appointments will be rescheduled for this week,” an official said in an email statement.

Resident with a canceled appointment, will receive an email from NJVSS with a date for the new appointment, the official said.

"For those concerned about the timing of their second dose, while it is recommended that a second dose of the vaccine be received within 28 days of the first dose, we want to reassure residents that second doses are effective up to six weeks following a first dose. We recognize the desire for those vaccine-eligible residents to receive their first and second doses, but we ask for residents’ understanding as we deal with factors outside our control.”

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