COVID Vaccine Site List In Union County: What To Know

Westfield NJ

29 January, 2021

3:11 PM

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This article was updated Friday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. UNION 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 Union County and elsewhere. Some are accepting appointments directly, but some are not. But the state has suggested reaching out to those sites and seeing if getting an appointment is possible (see the Union County list of vaccine sites below). 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. 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 As of Friday, more than 434,000 Americans had died of the virus. (You can see which states had the highest death toll in the past week on this CDC map.) Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in Union County. As of Friday, they will only vaccinate people 18 and up. (Note: Last Sunday, residents became frustrated when appointments for vaccines at one site in Union County filled up quickly. Read more about that here.) City of Elizabeth Health Department418 Palmer St.Elizabeth NJ, 07202(908) 820-4250 Pre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ Union County Department of Health (Note: This site has been removed from the state list for now) 400 North Avenue East, Westfield(908) 518-5620ucnj.org Neighborhood Health Services - Plainfield1700 Myrtle Avenue Plainfield(908) 540-0229nhscnj.org Rahway Health Department1 City Hall Plaza Rahway(732) 827-2000cityofrahway.org RMG Urgent Care Center Springfield200 US Highway 22 Springfield(973) 376-4341riversidemedgroup.com RWJ Rahway Clinic865 Stone Street Rahway(732) 381-4200rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine ShopRite Pharmacy #163 76 Central Ave.Clark, NJ 07066vaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy Of Elizabeth865 West Grand StElizabeth, NJ 07202vaccines.shoprite.com Union County - Kean University1000 Morris Avenue Union, NJ 07083ucnj.org/covid19/covid-19-vaccination/ Other information Last Sunday, residents became frustrated when appointments for vaccines in Union County filled up quickly. Read more here. Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, including the Moderna vaccine, are a new type of vaccine that doesn't include the weakened virus, but teaches human cells to make a protein that triggers the immune response (read more about that here). Gov. Phil Murphy reportedly said last week that he'd like to start vaccinating the general public by Memorial Day. Here is a link to see the updated list of people eligible in New Jersey. Here are statewide coronavirus resources: NJ COVID-19 Information Hub: https://covid19.nj.gov/General COVID-19 questions: 2-1-1NJ COVID-19 hotline: (800) 222-1222 Got news? Email [email protected]. Got photos? Please include express written permission from the photographer for us to use them. To be the first to get free news alerts with breaking stories in your town, or to get a free local newsletter each morning, sign up for Patch breaking news alerts or daily newsletters.