By CBSNewYork Team PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — With many cities struggling to get their populations vaccinated, Paterson, New Jersey is among the places in our area seeing great success. Officials say the city has the highest rate of vaccination in the state, and they attribute that to the city’s grassroots efforts to get out into
PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — In New Jersey, there’s another push to vaccinate residents. The city of Paterson announced it will use mobile units to give COVID shots to people who are hard to reach. The mobile units are currently being used for COVID testing. City officials say they will now also bring the vaccines to
By STEVE LENOX PRINCETON, NJ — After being awarded a 2019 Healthy Town to Watch designation from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI), the City of Paterson was recently named just one of eight New Jersey Municipalities to earn the designation of “healthy town” for 2020. A participant in the Mayors Wellness Campaign,
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY Network Vaccines don’t save lives. Vaccinations do. And in Paterson we are doing our level best to save people’s lives by getting them vaccinated. Since Dec. 28, we have inoculated approximately 10,000 people. Early on we adopted a first-come, first-serve policy for any eligible individual in New Jersey
By Hazel Sanchez PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – New data shows the vaccination rates for Black and brown Americans are dramatically lower than white Americans – specifically Black men. But Paterson‘s mayor is making a bold move to change that in his city. Jerry Lee of Paterson, who’s Black, has received his first and second shot
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ - Once again expanding their efforts to provide critical support to Paterson families in need, the New Jersey Community Development Corporation, NJCDC, is launching a program to provide monthly boxes of non-perishable food to 500 families across the city. The boxes of household staples, according to Bob Guarasci, Founder and
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - “In Paterson, the long wait is over,” Mayor Andre Sayegh said Monday. After receiving 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Paterson began inoculating those that fall within the 1A category: health care employees, emergency first responders and EMS from the Paterson Fire Department. Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott
By ELIZABETH MANKO RIVERDALE, NJ - Dr. Ben Burton (CEO and founder) of The New Jersey Centers of Physical Therapy has made this year’s company’s mission to help protect and provide PPE to those in need. Earlier this year, PPE and mask donations were donated to two nursing homes, five essential support departments, two community
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY Network In April, the possibility of having a vaccine for COVD-19 by December seemed like wishful thinking. While we waited, we continued to work on suppressing the spread of the virus especially through our nationally-renowned contact tracing program. Thankfully, hope is on the horizon and I am proud
Koren Thomas In the middle of Emergency Nurses Week (October 11-17), a new feature-length documentary on emergency nurses is premiering on October 14. Viewers can see 16 ED nurses coping with everything from COVID-19 to gun violence, opioid overdoses, and the plight of uninsured patients in “In Case of Emergency,” which was directed by Carolyn
