Pediatric mobile health clinic rolling through parts of NJ to raise vaccination rates
Gov. Sherrill is touting the use of an RWJ Barnabas mobile health clinic to make vaccinations for kids more accessible and affordable. The clinic has been making stops at schools in Essex and Union counties.
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A resurgence of measles and declining vaccination rates nationwide, has New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill touting the use of the RWJ Barnabas Mobile Pediatric Clinic.
The mobile clinic has two exam rooms and all the tools needed for doctors and nurses working each clinic.
Today, the mobile clinic was at the Forest Community School in Orange where Governor Sherrill says her goal is to make vaccines more affordable and accessible. The clinic has been showing up at neighborhood schools in Essex and Union County.
RWJ Barnaba nurse Belkiss Ramirez helps to operate each clinic.
“We’ll be providing vaccines, childhood vaccines including flu vaccines, MMR whatever it is that the child needs.” We do physicals we do sports physicals we do hearing and vision screenings," said RWJ Nurse Belkiss Ramirez.
The governor is pushing for increased vaccination while noting that measles cases are at a 35 year high nationwide. New Jersey has recorded one case of the measles. Sherrill even added $2 million to the state budget to increase vaccination.
“Child vaccination rates are dropping across the country. In 39 states, including New Jersey, not enough kindergartners have gotten their MMR vaccine. That means we’re really losing our herd immunity," said Sherrill.
The mobile clinic will next be rolling into the Payne School in Newark on September 19th and it’ll be in Elizabeth on the 21st.
