‘Today is the first step in a long journey.' New Jersey administers state's 1st COVID-19 vaccine to Newark nurse

Gov. Phil Murphy and Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli were on hand Tuesday morning at University Hospital in Newark, as an emergency room nurse became the first in New Jersey to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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