On January 6, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Health issued an executive directive stating that health care providers, including ancillary health care personnel, are “authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines that are approved or authorized by the FDA [U. S. Food and Drug Administration] at any vaccination site established within the state” as long as the health care providers are trained in and are competent in administering COVID-19 vaccinations.
My legal opinion is that ancillary health care personnel, which fall within the directive’s definition of health care providers, include knowledgeable and competent medical assistants.
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