Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty ImagesNew Jersey will open six vaccine "mega-sites" in January, in service of the state's efforts to vaccinate 70% of its population within six months, Gov. New Jersey Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said Friday that the state's efforts to quickly vaccinate an estimated 4.7 million Garden State residents will hinge on vaccine availability. Persichilli said that the supply of doses from the federal government was already falling short of expectations. "The previously expected second tranche of Pfizer doses for next week was expected to be 86,775," she said. Hospitalizations went down for the second day in a row, with at least 3,582 patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 as of Thursday night.

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 23:36 UTC