Almost All Morristown Seniors Have At Least 1 COVID Vaccine Dose

Update: Since publication of this article, the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use Monday of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15.

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Almost all of Morristown's seniors have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. But Morristown still has work to do in order to get 70 percent of adults fully vaccinated, in line with state goals.

For the first time Monday, the New Jersey Department of Health released town-level data on COVID-19 vaccinations. The state's COVID-19 dashboard now reveals the percentage of all people, adults and seniors who have been partially or fully vaccinated in each city and town.

Here's the data in greater Morristown:

• Morristown population with at least one dose: 56 percent of all ages, 66 percent of adults (18 and older) and 96 percent of seniors (65 and older).
• Morristown population fully vaccinated: 45 percent of al ages, 51 percent of adults and 84 percent of seniors.
• Morris Township population with at least one dose: 60 percent of all ages, 76 percent of adults and 89 percent of seniors.
• Morris Township population fully vaccinated: 51 percent of all ages, 64 percent of adults and 82 percent of seniors.
• Morris Plains population with at least one dose: 68 percent of all ages, 86 percent of adults and 98 percent of seniors.
• Morris Plains population fully vaccinated: 57 percent of all ages, 72 percent of adults and 91 percent of seniors.

New Jersey set a goal to fully vaccinate 70 percent of adults — 4.7 million people — by the end of June. About 3.6 million people in New Jersey have been fully vaccinated as of Monday afternoon.

All people 16 and older are eligible for vaccination in New Jersey. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds remain eligible for only the Pfizer vaccine. Several vaccine sites — such as the Morris County regional megasite, Rite Aid and CVS — now allow limited walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccines.

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use Monday of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15.

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