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tion utilizing UHPC technology has been get the updated shots as fall and winter have completed their initial COVID-19
identified as the most effective solution. New Site for COVID-19 vaccine boosters that will target vari- approach and coronavirus cases typically vaccination series.
In March 2022, the DRBA contracted ants that are more contagious, allow- rise? The boosters are known as bivalent
with UHPC Solutions North America Vaccination Clinic in ing for better protection. The updated Experts hope so, because the Omicron shots, meaning they have been updated
LLC of Orange, NJ, to undertake the Bridgeton boosters contain parts of the original booster could help blunt the impact of to combat two strains: the original novel
deck overlay project on the New Jersey- The Cumberland County virus strain and the Omicron variant. another surge, they say. coronavirus and the highly contagious
bound Span of the DMB. The three-phase Department of Health is opening a It’s known as a bivalent vaccine. “I don’t want to go into this fall- Omicron variant (and all of its subvari-
project, which will cost approximately new site for its COVID-19 vaccination The CDC is recommending that winter without a booster,” said Dr. David ants).
$71 million, is expected to be completed clinics. The new site address is 10-20 everyone 12 and older receive an Cennimo, an infectious disease expert at This is the advantage of the mRNA
in November 2023. Magnolia Ave. Suite A, in Bridgeton. updated bivalent booster dose if eli- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. shots: The ability to take the vaccine,
Hoppenjans added that a full deck This Bridgeton site will hold the gible. Individuals should receive the The new boosters are available at tweak it and roll it back out in a short
replacement, the only viable alterna- September COVID-19 clinics and will bivalent booster two months after their chain pharmacies such as CVS and Rite time frame with updated protection.
tive identified, is significantly more be used for other public health ser- primary series or last booster dose. Aid, independently owned pharmacies, “If we think back to a couple years
expensive, takes longer to construct, vices in the future. Those who have not received their participating Stop & Shop supermar- ago when we first started talking about
and is much more disruptive to traffic in “The health department is very primary series shots are not eligible for kets and many medical centers. You can mRNA technology, this is what was
comparison to the UHPC deck overlay excited to be utilizing this new space,” the bivalent booster. search for vaccination providers near promised—the ability to rapidly address
process. For more information, visit drba. said Megan Sheppard, Cumberland The Cumberland County Health you at a new variant and change and tweak the
net. County’s health officer. “This site Department will be offering the • vaccines.gov/search/?zipcode=07 vaccine in near real-time,” Cennimo said.
provides more room to operate and bivalent vaccine booster as soon as it 675&medicationGuids=25e72c3c-8f6c- The BA.5 lineage of the Omicron vari-
Distribution Facility grow the health department’s public is received from the manufacturer. 4738-9638-08911a400e70%2C018b22d2- ant is overwhelmingly the most preva-
Appointments to receive the booster
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lent strain in New Jersey and the U.S.,
in Vineland Sold to services.” can be made at cumberlandcountynj- ppointments=true&medicationK according to the latest update from the
The last clinic of the month is on
Investment Firm Tuesday, September 27, from 3 to vaccination.org. eys=moderna_covid_19_vaccine_biva- state. BA.4 subvariants are the second
For more information or questions
California-based investment firm 6 p.m. regarding COVID-19 vaccines/boost- lent_booster%2Cpfizer_covid_19_vac- most common.
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“It means that this booster will give
Provender Partners has purchased a The FDA has recently authorized ers, visit ccdoh.org or call 856-327- • covid19.nj.gov/pages/finder you more protection that is Omicron-
217,540-square-foot food production and updated Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 7602. Most adults are eligible, provided they Continued on next page
distribution facility located in Vineland
for $22.5 million. Built in the mid-
1990s, the facility features clear heights
of 28 feet, 23 dock-high doors, ample
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trailer parking and both freezer and 20 Annual
cooler space. The 18-acre site also has
the potential to be expanded. Provender
Partners acquired the facility from the Padre Pio Festival
tenant, Safeway, in a sale-leaseback.

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