70% of NJ State Workers Are Vaccinated As COVID Cases Continue To Climb

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said 70% of state employees have been fully vaccinated under his vax-or-test mandate which took effect October 18th.

Murphy said 43 of 50 state agencies, authorities and commissions are reporting more than three-quarters of their staff are inoculated, which is on par with the overall vaccination rate for New Jerseyans of 73%. It is the first time Murphy has released vaccination numbers for state employees. Their release come as infection rates in New Jersey are surging.