Health & Fitness
50,000 Vaccinated At Teaneck's Rodda Center Site
Over 300,000 Bergen County residents have been vaccinated, the most in the state.
TEANECK, NJ — Holy Name Health employees have vaccinated 50,000 people at Teaneck's Richard Rodda Center, officials announced Tuesday.
The Rodda Center site is operated as a partnership between Teaneck and Holy Name.
"We thank everyone for your patience, support and for choosing to get your vaccines with Holy Name," officials wrote.
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The 50,000 vaccines administered at Holy Name make up over 16 percent of the 306,748 vaccinations administered in the county. Over 2.6 million vaccines have been administered across New Jersey, including 899,234 second doses.
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco called reaching herd immunity his top goal for 2021 in a State of the County address earlier this month. Read more: Herd Immunity Priority Number 1 In Bergen County For 2021
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"I give you my word, I will do everything in my power to get more needles in the arms of our residents," he said.
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