N.J. coronavirus update: Kids 12-15 eligible for Pfizer vaccine upon CDC approval

Last year, the CDC reported 6,461 COVID-related deaths in New Jersey, or about five times the number of people who died from the flu in the Garden State.

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines has faded, but local health workers are trying to get more people up-to-date with their immunization.

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.