Millburn Seeks Volunteers For Coronavirus Vaccination Center – Patch.com

MILLBURN, NJ — Essex County will soon be receiving Covid-19 vaccinations to be administered to residents of the community in phases. There will be five vaccination centers located in Essex County.

As of Sunday, more than 316,000 Americans have passed away from coronavirus.

Millburn Township is currently seeking individuals who would be interested in volunteering to assist at the vaccination centers. The centers are anticipated to operate Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for about three to six months. Each site will be able to vaccinate 1,000 people per day.

The vaccination center for Millburn will be located at Livingston Mall, the former Sears building, 112 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston.

Every effort will be made to have volunteers assigned to the vaccine center location within their municipality. The other vaccine center locations in Essex County include Newark, West Orange, and West Caldwell.

Anyone who would like to volunteer at any of the sites will assist with administrative roles. Also, volunteers with a nursing/medical background are in need to assist with inoculation. Volunteers who are working at any of the sites will receive full PPE and priority to receive a Covid-19 vaccine if they choose.

If you are interested in assisting at a vaccination center, please send your name and contact information to vaccinehelp@admin.essexcountynj.org.

Who will get the vaccine?

The death rate had, for several months, been plummeting as people stayed inside and took precautions. Back on Sept. 8, the state announced two new deaths confirmed in 24 hours.
But deaths began rising again with gatherings, reopenings, and travel to states with higher transmission.

Doctors have said that a number of factors are contributing to the fact that the daily death rate is still lower than spring, including people getting test results (and thus treatment) sooner, more protective equipment available in hospitals, and doctors becoming better able to treat the virus. However, the virus still can have long-term effects.

In total, more than 16,000 people in New Jersey have now passed away from the virus.

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