Pfizer

The drug, Paxlovid, is a faster, cheaper way to treat early COVID-19 infections, though initial supplies will be extremely limited.

There's a lot of information to consume and lots of mis-information to kick to the curb.

In Ocean County, almost half of the nearly 619,000 residents have been vaccinated as of Thursday.

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You can still literally walk-in and get a vaccine, so why not?

As the Ocean County Health Department receives an abundance of calls, they've added two more phone lines you can try calling if the first one doesn't work or is too busy.

Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni is urging caution during these times especially senior citizens and the elderly who are receiving legitimate sounding phone calls trying to convince them of a faux reality.

There aren't just dozens and hundreds of people but thousands and thousands in Ocean County alone waiting to appointments to start opening up so they can go and get vaccinated especially since Governor Murphy made an announcement moving the state from Phase 1A to Phase 1B and including more qualifications.

More than 100,000 people have tried to make vaccination appointments on the Ocean County Health Department website this week.

Covid-19 cases continue to spike at uncomfortable rates but as the state continues to receive more doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines more people are able to receive that vaccination bringing us one day closer to an end of the pandemic.

As the vaccines have arrived at the Jersey Shore, hospitals and health leaders have overseen the process take place in Ocean and Monmouth Counties.