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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-022 Order Primary source read

Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Education and Childcare Sectors

Eligibility expansion: pre-K to grade 12 education workers and child-care workers effective Mar. 2, 2021; persons 16-64 with CDC-listed conditions effective Mar. 15, 2021; sites must not require documentation

Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health · New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department) (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department) · New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
Executive Directive 20-035 and N.J.S.A. 26:13-23
Issued
2021-03-11 Mar. 11, 2021
Effective
Mar. 2, 2021 (education and child care) and Mar. 15, 2021 (medical conditions) (read as 2021-03-02)
End
superseded by the Apr. 19, 2021 general eligibility and the May 28, 2021 memorandum (read as 2021-04-19)
In force
Mar. 2, 2021 to Apr. 19, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child careHealth care ordersVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • vaccination points of dispensing and providers
  • education and child-care employers and workers
Functions reached
  • CB patient base
  • WF workforce (school and child-care employers' staff)
  • CL scheduling and eligibility verification
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

Effective March 2, 2021, pre-Kindergarten to grade 12 education sector workers and childcare sector workers are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination.... Effective March 15, 2021, all individuals ages 16-64 with certain medical conditions that increase the risk or that might increase the risk of severe illness from the virus, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are eligible... sites must not require an individual to provide documentation nor a doctor's note to prove eligibility.

Enforcement

N.J.S.A. 26:13-23 (through Executive Directive 20-035)