ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his wife Tammy will receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine Friday at one of the state's six mass vaccination sites in Atlantic City.Murphy and Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small joined state and local leaders on a tour of the megasite housed at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Casino workers received their first shots through a partnership program with AtlantiCare and the Casino Association of New Jersey.
Murphy, who had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidneys a year ago, has been adamant about waiting his turn to get a coronavirus vaccine rather than use his political position or medical history to jump the line. "I want to follow the rules like everybody else," Murphy.