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LBIHD Offers Immunocompromised Appointments for 3rd Dose of both mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines 

LBIHD is providing an additional dose of Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 28 days after a second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. This includes people who have: 

• • Active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies, 
• • Receipt of a solid-organ transplant and taking immunosuppressive therapy, 
• • Receipt of CAR-T-cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant(within 2 years of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy), 
• • Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency(such as Di George syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome), 
• • Advanced or untreated HIV infection, and/or 
• • Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids (~20mgprednisoneor equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as severely immunosuppressive, tumor-necrosis(TNF) blockers, and other biologic agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory. 

Individuals should talk to their healthcare provider about their medical condition, and whether getting an additional dose is appropriate for them. 

Additional doses are by appointment ONLY, please call our office or schedule through our website by hovering over Covid-19 tab at www.lbihealth.com. 

For those who received the one-dose J&J vaccine, the CDC advises that there is not enough data at this time to determine whether people with a compromised immune system will also have an improved antibody response following an additional dose of the same vaccine. 

The LBIHD requires individual to bring their current COVID-19 vaccination record card identifying which 2-dose vaccine was administered prior and the dates. For more information regarding the additional dose, residents can visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html 

LBIHD Covid Vaccination Schedule Summer 2021

The Long Beach Island Health Department reported no new laboratory confirmed infections of Covid-19 within the jurisdictions of Long Beach Island since May 11, 2021. This is a significant milestone in the fight to control Covid-19 with a vaccine campaign starting locally on January 4th 2021.

This reprieve is hopefully a permanent reality from the high case activity of infectious disease we had just a few months ago. The Health Department emphasizes the necessity to vaccinate those who have not been immunized against Covid-19. In many parts of the world, this disease is not under significant control and as we know from the start of the pandemic, no nation could completely isolate itself from this disease. The more immunized the population, the less burden of disease we will experience.

The Health Department is continuing to offer Covid-19 vaccines as it provides the best protection from Covid-19 infection, prevents transmission and keeps this highly transmissible respiratory disease from re-establishing itself in our community.
Our vaccine clinic’s are held every Wednesday’s from 9-11:00 am located at St. Francis Parish Hall 4700 Long Beach Boulevard, Brant Beach. We offer Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to those 18 and older.

Walk-In’s are welcome but individuals are encouraged to register online to guarantee a time spot.

Direct Links to our Scheduling Pages:
https://lbihealth.com/covid-19-vaccine-scheduling/ (Moderna)
https://lbihealth.com/janssen-covid19-vaccine/ (J & J )

Local Resources: Long Beach Island Residents that are homebound or with lack of internet access or computer literacy who need assistance with navigating scheduling an appointment please call (609) 492-1212.

National Resources: To find additional access to Covid-19 vaccines, you can search by your zipcode and manufacturer www.vaccine.gov

On Monday April 19, eligibility for vaccination will expand to age 16 and older. The Health Department will continue to offer appointments for Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for Ocean County Residents 18 and over through our website Covid-19 tab at www.lbihealth.com. Moderna is currently only approved for 18 and older. 

This week we have been seeing incidence of covid-19 infections plateau and pointing to a trend lower. However, the average number of new Covid -19 infections remains at an unacceptable level of 200 per day in Ocean County. With the expansion in eligibility, we want to continue reaching individuals in more of the middle and younger age ranges. Covid-19 vaccinations continue to offer the best opportunity to reducing the burden of Covid-19 in our community. When you get vaccinated, you are protecting yourself, family, friends and your community.

The country that is leading in percentage of their population vaccinated is Israel, fully immunizing over 50% of their population and by comparison New Jersey is currently at 27%. Israel has been experiencing a dramatic drop in new & severe infections since a mid-January peak of Covid cases. Their total population number is a little more than New Jersey at approximately 9 million. The January peak of new infections in Israel was approximately 10,000 per day and as of this week the average daily covid case rate is approximately 200. To compare New Jersey’s daily peak on January 13^th of 6,922 confirmed cases and as April 11^th reported 2,897 of newly confirmed covid cases. 

Local resources: 

Long Beach Island Residents that are homebound or with lack of internet access or computer literacy who need assistance with navigating scheduling an appointment please call (609) 492-1212.

Ocean County Seniors with lack of internet access or computer literacy who need assistance with navigating scheduling an appointment please call Senior Services at (732) 929-2091

New Jersey Resources:

Call (856)-249-7007, if you are a senior 75+ needing assistance with the following: 

− Rescheduling of dedicated appointments 

− Registration and addition of 75+ to the NJ VSS wait-list 

− Scheduling at other NJ VSS sites.

The State’s toll-free vaccination hotline (1-855-568-0545) is available to register individuals in the NJ Vaccine Scheduling System, answer questions about the vaccine, provide contact information for sites, and check registration status.

WHEREAS, by Order and Declaration dated March 24, 2020, as a result the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic caused by the SARS-Co V-2 virus and pursuant to the powers vested by Chapter 251 of the Public Laws of 1942, as amended and supplemented, N.J.S.A. App. A: 9-30, et seq. N.J.S.A. 40:48-1, et seq .. and all applicable statutory law and regulations, as well as Chapter 154 of the Borough Code, the Director of Public Safety and Emergency Management Coordinator authorized and declared that a local disaster/emergency exists within the Borough of Beach Haven (“Borough”);

2021 Consolidated Executive Order 01 – Assistance for BH Businesses