Upon the historic approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization by the FDA and the subsequent approval by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for mass national distribution, we are excited to launch BioNJ’s COVID-19 Vaccine Toolbox. Updated daily, our Members and the Community can rely on this portal for the latest information on vaccine approvals and distribution as well as useful educational tools on vaccine development and safety. 

We thank the researchers, biopharmaceutical companies, government organizations and Patients who are committed to bringing effective and safe vaccines to market.

Vaccine Education

• Medical experts: J&J vaccine is just as effective as vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna
• Big Lessons From The Rapid Development Of COVID Vaccines
• COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started
• BioNJ’s President and CEO Discusses “New Jersey’s Role in Developing COVID-19 Vaccines and Lessons Learned“
• Op-ed by BioNJ: The Truth About Vaccines – They are Safe and Effective
• CDC Vaccine Resource Site
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination by the CDC
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Meet 100 Million Uncertain Americans (article by McKinsey & Co.)
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Answering the Most Common Questions
• What You Need to Know About the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca Vaccines 
• Atlantic’s Gragnolati: Health Care Community can Reassure Population on Vaccines
• If Someone had COVID, Do They Need Vaccine? Expert Answers This, Other Tough Questions
• BIO’s Vaccine Facts
• Be a Fact Spreader 
• VaxMatters: A Newsletter by the NJ Dept. of Health
• NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Information Portal
• Insperity’s Webinar: Vaccines in the Workplace

Vaccine Distribution

• CVS Says it will Start Giving Out COVID Vaccines in Some N.J. Stores
• COVID-19 Vaccine Locations
• Feds Give N.J. More Than $200M to Distribute COVID Vaccines
• New Jersey’s COVID Vaccine Phone Line Goes Live: 855-568-0545
• NJ Plans Half-Million COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Next Month
• What We Know About NJ’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program
• CVS Health Details Plans to Vaccinate 156K Residents in 1,100 Long-Term Care Facilities in NJ Beginning Dec. 28
• U.S. Asked to Prioritize Frontline Essential Workers as Distribution of Moderna Shots Begins
• N.J. Health Department Announces Mega Sites as Part of Overall Statewide COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Effort
• Governor Murphy Marks Historic Beginning of New Jersey’s COVID-19 Vaccination Effort at University Hospital’s Vaccine Clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• Here’s How Many Vaccines Will be Delivered to Your State
• New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
• Executive Order No. 207 — Automatically Enrolls Residents Who Choose to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine into the State’s Existing Vaccine Registry.
• The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020
• New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System
• COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Site

Industry Updates

• Johnson & Johnson Announces Single-Shot Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Met Primary Endpoints in Interim Analysis of its Phase 3 ENSEMBLE Trial
• N.J. Pharmaceutical Company’s COVID Vaccine Could be a Game-Changer. Here’s Why.
• Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes 2nd to Earn FDA Authorization
• Pfizer and BioNTech Celebrate Historic First Authorization in the U.S. of Vaccine to Prevent COVID-19
• Historic Inoculation Program to Begin After Coronavirus Vaccine Clears Final Hurdle
• Recruiting Begins for COVID-19 Vaccine Trial at Jersey Shore University Medical Center