The newest batch of funding marks the second bill Gov. Phil Murphy approved from a broader set of $100 million in proposed pandemic assistance the state Legislature sent to his desk on March 25.

The Murphys will get their shots at the Atlantic City mega-site. "...We thought it would be the perfect opportunity to showcase a terrific location with plenty of vaccine availability,” the governor said.

New Jersey communities have received thousands of pieces of personal protection equipment to provide to those in need in their local neighborhoods.

Cooperative Business Assistance Corp., a community development financial institution in Camden, received funding to help underserved small businesses stay open and preserve jobs.

The announcement puts the state in line with guidance the federal Centers for Disease Control put in place on April 2 for domestic excursions.

Several of the state’s largest chambers of commerce and trade organizations are floating a major paydown of some of the state’s debt using federal relief funds with a goal of freeing up money in the coming years.

The additions are another major push toward the state’s goal of qualifying adults ages 16 and up for inoculations, ahead of President Joe Biden’s May 1 deadline.

"We deliberately waited until early November to make a final decision on our ... plans to ensure that we had a clear understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on our campus community, as well as the most current recommendations from our state and local public health officials," university President Patrick Leahy said in a statement, as new daily cases of the virus reach numbers in New Jersey not seen since May.

At its height during the virus' onset, the state reported more than 4,000 new daily cases and close to 400 fatalities a day. Recent surges in the state have seen new daily instances come in at over 1,000 for more than two weeks.

Piscataway-based Parker Health Group President and CEO Roberto Muñiz on the role technology plays in filling the void as long-term living communities and providers prepare for a second wave of COVID-19.