Jan 25, 2021 Are You Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine?

John F. Bonamo, M.D., MS, FACOG, FACPE, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health, says he got the COVID-19 vaccine because he is vaccinating others and is at higher risk, and because he believes in its effectiveness.

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I have in fact gotten the vaccine. I got the COVID-19 vaccine. I was not first in line because I am not a frontline provider, but I am a vaccinator. Because I am vaccinating people, we have vaccinated all the people who are working in our clinics, so I am volunteering in our clinics, so that is why I got the vaccination. Had I not been able to get it for that reason, I would have been first in line for when I became available to get it, because I am a very strong believer in science, and I am a very strong believer that this vaccine will in many cases save our lives.