Updated COVID Vaccine Site List In Mercer County

Lawrenceville NJ

22 January, 2021

12:05 PM

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ – New Jersey has been expanding the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites, and the state continues to announce new locations in Mercer County and elsewhere. The state has provided a list of vaccine sites in your area. Some are accepting appointments directly, but some are not (see the area/county's list of vaccine sites below). Capital Health in Mercer County is not taking vaccine appointments. The appointments need to be made via the state's website. Read More Here: Capital Health, Mercer: Do Not Call For Vaccine Appointments Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said the state plans to increase the number of vaccination sites beyond 300. State officials have said the goal is to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population by the spring. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey has created a county-by-county vaccine hub that reports the number of immunizations across the state. "We're working strategically and efficiently to vaccinate our frontline health care workers, law enforcement and fire professionals and long-term care center residents and staff," he said. Health officials said not all sites are publicly listed because some are not open to the public, such as prisons and psychiatric hospitals. Persichilli said New Jersey currently doesn't have a lot of vaccine availability, but she expects that to change soon. The incoming Biden presidential administration has said that it plans to greatly expand the number of vaccine doses available to the American public. In Princeton, the Health Department has been impacted by the shortage of vaccines. At the moment, Princeton has an upward of 20,000 people waitlisted to receive the vaccine, but only 300 doses left. Health officer Jeff Grosser said the health department was following a "fair and equitable system" to administering the vaccine. Read More Here: Princeton Following 'Fair, Equitable' System To COVID Vaccination New Jersey recently expanded the list of eligible people, allowing police and fire professionals and people older than 65 to get the vaccine. Read more: NJ Expands COVID Vaccine To 65 & Older, Those With Medical Issues Persichilli said the state has administered at least 36 percent of vaccine doses allocated. Hospitals have administered vaccines at least 50 percent of their health care workers. Her hope is to continue to expand the number of "mega-sites" in convention centers and large spaces, aiming for 1,000 people vaccinated a day. You can find out if you qualify by going here: When Can You Get COVID-19 Vaccine In NJ? Here's The New 2021 List Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in Mercer County: Capital Health System – Hopewell 1 Capital Way Pennington Pre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ Henry J Austin Health Center 112 Ewing Street, Trenton henryjaustin.org Henry J Austin Health Center 321 North Warren Street, Trenton henryjaustin.org Hunterdon Family & Sports Medicine at Hopewell Valley 84 Route 31 North, Suite 103, Pennington hunterdonhealthcare.org Princeton Department of Health 1 Monument Drive, Princeton princetonnj.gov Riverside Urgent Care of Ewing 1680 N Olden Avenue, Ewing Township riversidemedgroup.com/riverside-urgent-care/ RWJ Hamilton 1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine ShopRite Of Hamilton #521 130 Marketplace Boulevard Hamilton vaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #533 2555 Pennington Road, Pennington vaccines.shoprite.com Register at the state, local/county portals to ensure you have a better chance of getting the vaccine when it becomes available in your category. Thank you for reading. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected] Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.