!! IMPORTANT UPDATE !!
Hello Division Constituents and Community Partners,
We are pleased to share good news with you! Governor Murphy announced today that eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey will expand on April 5 to include more frontline essential workers and high-risk groups, including people age 55 and above and all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities over age 16. Please see the statement below from Department of Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman:
“The strength and resilience of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout this public health emergency has been amazing. We’re very pleased to be able to make vaccination more accessible so individuals can return to their normal lives in the community,” Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman said. “In partnership with the Department of Health, we have been working since January to help vaccinate individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in congregate settings, and have been encouraging individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who met other criteria to sign up for vaccination. We’re now thrilled to be able to include all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities over the age of 16, who, along with their families and caregivers, have persevered through so much in the past year. I encourage all eligible individuals to register to get vaccinated and help bring this pandemic closer to an end.”
The Division is grateful to Acting Commissioner Adelman, as well as individual, family, and community advocates, for their committed and persistent efforts in getting us to this point. DDD also encourages all eligible individuals register to get vaccinated.
Thank You
Jonathan Seifried
Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities
