Parsippany Mayor: Unsure About COVID Vaccine? Talk To Your Doctor

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Parsippany residents have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 at a higher rate than much of New Jersey. But Mayor Michael Soriano made a plea to those undecided about or opposed to getting the shots: talk to your doctor.

"We don’t need to be convinced or coerced into getting vaccinated," Soriano said Tuesday in a video community update. "We don’t need to be shamed or belittled about our viewpoints on vaccination. But as members of this community, we need to be informed with facts and data from medical professionals and to listen to the very professionals we trust with our lives and the lives of our families."

Officials reported seven new COVID-19 cases from Parsippany in the past week, bringing Morris County's most populous town to 4,240 since the pandemic began.

Soriano noted progress in the new case count, since officials reported 103 new infections the week before his last community update from April 1.

"This is wonderful news and shows the dedication of our fellow neighbors doing everything they can to protect themselves and those around them," he said.

Watch the video below:

Seventy percent of Parsippany's adults have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. The state set a goal for 70 percent of its adults — 4.7 million people — to get fully vaccinated by the end of June. As of Tuesday afternoon, 4.1 million New Jerseyans are fully inoculated.

Here's where Parsippany stands as of Tuesday:

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