Mercer County COVID-19 Vaccine Update: New Locations, Eligibility

Princeton NJ

09 April, 2021

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ — The COVID-19 vaccination rates in New Jersey continues to increase. But there are many residents who are yet to receive an appointment. As of Friday, a total of 78,566 Mercer County residents have been fully innoculated. The county has administered 201,556 vaccine doses, of which 131,359 are first doses . Princeton is soon looking to begin vaccinating homebound residents, who are unable to leave their homes due to an injury, illness or other mobility issues. Read More Here: Homebound Residents In Princeton Can Now Get The COVID Vaccine Meanwhile, East Windsor is maintaining a COVID-19 vaccination list for seniors. Residents 65 years and above, and those with preconditions who have not yet received or scheduled a vaccine appointment, can add their names to the list. The list will be used when vaccine supplies become available locally. Read More Here: East Windsor To Maintain COVID Vaccine List For Seniors The state has also recently expanded COVID-19 eligibility. Meanwhile, the state has expanded vaccine eligibility yet again. Here's who Joined the list on Monday Employees in the following professions can now get inoculated: Individuals 55 and overIndividuals ages 16 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesEducators, including support staff, in higher education settingsCommunications infrastructure support, including engineers, and technicians and members of the pressReal estate, building, and home service workers, including construction workers, code officials, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, property management and maintenance workersRetail financial institution workers, including bank tellers, lending services, public accounting and check-cashing workersSanitation workers providing disinfection and janitorial services, city sanitation workers; residential, commercial, and industrial solid and hazardous waste removal workersLaundry service workers, including those working in laundromats, laundry services and dry cleanersUtility workers including electrical generation and supply system, natural gas delivery, nuclear power plant, water supply, telephone and cable/fiber/optical/broadband/cellular service workersLibrarians and support staff at municipal, county and state libraries Who's already eligible? Paid and unpaid healthcare workersResidents and workers of long-term care and high-risk congregate care facilitiesFirst responders including sworn law enforcement and fire professionalsIndividuals aged over 65Individuals aged 16-64 that have certain medical conditions that increase the risk of severe illness from the virusPre-K to 12 educators and staffChildcare workers in licensed and registered settingsTransportation workersAdditional high-risk individualsAdditional public safety workersFood production, agriculture and food distribution (including grocery store and restaurant workers)Eldercare and supportWarehousing and logisticsSocial services support staffElections personnelHospitalityMedical supply chainPostal and shipping servicesClergyJudicial system Gov. Phil Murphy announced the state will be opening its vaccination list to people 16 and older starting Monday, April 19. Read More Here: COVID Vaccines Will Expand To NJ Residents 16 And Older Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in Mercer County: Capital Health System – Hopewell1 Capital Way PenningtonPre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ CVS Pharmacy, Princeton(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, Hamilton(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, Ewing(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, Hightstown(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, Robbinsville(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, 1110 Liberty Street Trenton(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, West Windsor(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, Yardville(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy, Lawrenceville(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CURE Arena81 Hamilton Avenue, TrentonPre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ Infocus Urgent Care100 Campus Town Circle, Suite 100, Ewing Townshipinfocusurgentcare.org Henry J Austin Health Center112 Ewing Street, Trentonhenryjaustin.org Henry J Austin Health Center321 North Warren Street, Trentonhenryjaustin.org Hunterdon Family & Sports Medicine at Hopewell Valley84 Route 31 North, Suite 103, Penningtonhunterdonhealthcare.org Mercer County Community College1200 Old Trenton Road, West WindsorPre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ Rite Aid Store 013261801 Kuser Road, Trentonriteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier Rite Aid Store 10505Robbinsvillehttps://www.riteaid.com/pharma... Riverside Urgent Care of Ewing1680 N Olden Avenue, Ewing Townshipriversidemedgroup.com/riverside-urgent-care/ RWJ Hamilton1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamiltonrwjbh.org/covid19vaccine ShopRite Of Hamilton #521130 Marketplace Boulevard Hamiltonvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #5332555 Pennington Road, Penningtonvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #500Lawrencevillevaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #506Hightstownvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #514Trentonvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #566Hamilton Squarevaccines.shoprite.com St. Francis Medical Center601 Hamiliton Ave., Trentonhttps://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ Stop & Shop Pharmacy #0850Penningtonstopandshopsched.rxtouch.com/rbssched/program/covid19/Patient/Advisory Wegmans Pharmacy #93Princetonhttps://www.wegmans.com/news-m... Alexander's Twin Pharmacy, Trenton609-585-7222http://www.alexanderdrug.com/ Hopewell Pharmacy1 W Broad St Hopewell609-466-1960 Mahant Pharmacy104 Hickory Corner Rd, Ste 106, East Windsor609-308-2887 Penlar Pharmacy160 Lawrenceville Pennington Rd # 12, Lawrencevillehttps://www.penlarpharmacy.com... (The above list is taken from the NJ state department COVID-19 information hub.) The following healthcare centers are also offering the vaccine: Penn Medicine Princeton Health1 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro Townshiphttps://www.princetonhcs.org/c... Where and How to Find Vaccine Appointments Patch has gathered tips that may help for securing vaccine appointments and websites with additional information: Join the New Jersey Covid Vaccine Info Facebook group. The 61,000-member group gives New Jerseyans the opportunity to share up-to-date information on vaccine availability.Follow VaxxUpdates on Twitter. The page helps Garden State residents secure vaccine appointments with instant updates on availability.CVS and Rite Aid began scheduling COVID-19 appointments at locations that will receive vaccines. But appointments fill up quickly. CVS, Rite Aid and Walmart have expanded their number of sites. Read more: CVS Adding 30 COVID-19 Vaccine Sites In New JerseyCentraState Healthcare System in Freehold periodically opens registration. They will email a link when you're eligible for an appointment.Check out the COVID-19 Vaccine Registration FAQ from RWJBarnabas Health. You can sign up at their website to be alerted when the vaccine becomes available in your area.ShopRite sometimes has a wait time to access its vaccine scheduler, but it allows the public to make appointments. 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. (For full information about getting a coronavirus vaccine in New Jersey, visit Patch's information hub: NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Information Hub)