Coronavirus metrics are better than the “best case scenario” model predicted but the governor won’t expand capacity limits or offer any graduation guidance yet.
Murphy proposed the election-year agenda in Newark, the state’s largest city, during a more than an hourlong, rally-like event in a crowded community center.
Nevertheless Gov. Phil Murphy says we have one of the best vaccination programs in the nation and the state is on target to vaccinate 70% of the adult population by June.
New Jersey officials say caution is still needed in public because many questions about COVID-19 remain unanswered and people are still dying and getting sick.
The state has launched a new web tool to try and better connect those eligible for COVID-19 vaccines with available appointments, as grouped by county.