Past Experience Guides the Future Strategy
Throughout the pandemic, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) led the communications effort statewide to change public behavior as a means to mitigate the effects of and stop the spread of the Coronavirus. These efforts included testing, mask wearing, vaccinations, boosters, and social distancing. The State of New Jersey deployed one of the most successful vaccination efforts in the country, having fully vaccinated 4.7 million eligible individuals in just over six months.
As of February 3, 2022, New Jersey had the eighth highest vaccination rate for COVID-19 in the US, thanks to efforts...