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New FEMA-Run Mass COVID Vaccination Site Opens In Newark

NEWARK (CBSNewYork) - A new mass vaccination site is now open in New Jersey.

Wednesday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy toured the new FEMA-run vaccine center in Newark at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The site will be open seven days a week, and can vaccinate 6,000 people a day.

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Starting April 5, New Jersey is expanding eligibility to people 55 and over as well as people 16 and older with intellectual or developmental disabilities and more front line workers.

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