Less Than Half Of Scotch Plains, Fanwood Is Fully Vaccinated

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — Less than half of Scotch Plains and Fanwood residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Both towns still have 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 Scotch Plains Township and Fanwood Borough:

• Scotch Plains population with at least one dose: 58 percent of all ages, 76 percent of adults (18 and older) and 86 percent of seniors (65 and older).
• Scotch Plains population fully vaccinated: 47 percent of all ages, 62 percent of adults and 78 percent of seniors.
• Fanwood population with at least one dose: 60 percent of all ages, 80 percent of adults (18 and older) and 87 percent of seniors (65 and older).
• Fanwood population fully vaccinated: 47 percent of all ages, 64 percent of adults and 80 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.

Children ages 12-15 may soon become eligible for a vaccination against COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration could potentially grant emergency use of the Pfizer shots for the age range this week.

— Additional reporting by Josh Bakan

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