Here’s who’s eligible for COVID vaccine starting today, including people 55 and older - NJ.com

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Many more New Jerseyans are now eligible to try and book an appointment to get a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Gov. Phil Murphy a few weeks ago announced the latest groups last month as his administration remains confident they will be able to vaccinate 70% of the state’s eligible population — some 4.7 million people — by the end of May.

The latest group of people eligible are:

• People ages 55-64
• People ages 16 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Educators, including support staff, in higher education settings
• Communications infrastructure support, including engineers, and technicians, and members of the press
• Real estate, building, and home service workers, including construction workers, code officials, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, property management, and maintenance workers
• Retail financial institution workers, including bank tellers, lending services, public accounting, and check-cashing workers
• Sanitation workers providing disinfection and janitorial services, city sanitation workers; residential, commercial, and industrial solid and hazardous waste removal workers
• Laundry service workers, including those working in laundromats, laundry services, and dry cleaners
• Utility workers including, electrical generation and supply system, natural gas delivery, nuclear power plant, water supply, telephone, cable/fiber/optical/broadband/cellular service workers
• Librarians and support staff at municipal, county and state libraries.

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Murphy announced two big expansions in vaccine eligibility last month.

They included:

• Food production, agriculture and food distribution
• Eldercare and support
• Warehousing and logistics
• Social services support staff
• Elections personnel
• Hospitality
• Medical supply chain
• Postal and shipping services
• Clergy
• Judicial system

The list of those who were previously eligible includes:

• Health care workers
• People who live and work at long-term care and high-risk congregate facilities
• First responders
• People 65 and older
• Motor Vehicle Commission workers
• NJ Transit workers and other transportation workers
• Public and local transportation workers, including bus, taxi, ride-share and airport employees
• All public safety personal who have not already been made eligible such as probation officers, child protective service workers and probation officers.
• Members of tribal communities
• Migrant farm workers
• People who are homeless and people living in homeless shelters or domestic violence shelters
• People 16 to 64 who have certain medical conditions

Those medical conditions include:

• Cancer
• Chronic kidney disease
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Down Syndrome
• Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
• Overweight or obesity (BMI of 25 or higher)
• Sickle cell disease
• Smoking
• Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus
• Asthma (moderate-to-severe)
• Cerebrovascular disease (affects blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
• Cystic fibrosis
• Hypertension or high blood pressure
• Neurologic conditions, such as dementia
• Liver disease
• Pulmonary fibrosis (having damaged or scarred lung tissues)
• Thalassemia (a type of blood disorder)

Note: Individuals who are pregnant and those in an immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant, blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, or use of other immune weakening medicines are also eligible but should follow CDC guidance and first discuss vaccination with their medical provider before receiving the vaccine.

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Matt Arco may be reached at marco@njadvancemedia.com.

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