Union County Covid Vaccines Updates: New Sites And Eligibility

Westfield NJ

09 April, 2021

6:13 PM

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This story was updated at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 9 UNION COUNTY, NJ — Several new groups of New Jersey residents became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine last week and everyone over 16 will be eligible on April 19. Besides registering for an appointment on the state's hub for any of the state's six megasites, the state has been updating its list of Union County sites (see this week's list below), including with community pharmacies in Westfield, Cranford, and more. In addition, a FEMA megasite in Newark launched two weeks ago and is available for those who don't drive. READ MORE: Vaccine Site In Newark Also Serves Other NJ Towns Also, this month, the state unveiled a new appointment tracker for residents. READ MORE: New Jersey Launches COVID Vaccine Appointment Finder Chains like CVS, Walgreens Walmart, Sam's Club, Rite Aid, and ShopRite have been offering the shot. It's worth checking the sites several times daily, including early in the morning. Walgreens: https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jspCVS: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccineRite Aid: https://www.riteaid.com/covid-19 In February, Atlantic Health opened a vaccination site in Summit (See: New Coronavirus Vaccination Center To Open In Summit). Seniors in Union County can call this number if they have no computer access: 908-613-7829, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 to 1 on Saturday. The town of Westfield noted that it has been getting the vaccine to populations in underserved areas, and taking names of homebound seniors who need it. Homebound Westfield residents can call the Health Department at 908-789-4070 to receive more information about the homebound COVID-19 vaccination program. READ MORE: Westfield Partners With Groups To Get Vaccines To Residents Other vaccine help: Some in New Jersey have been helped to find an appointment through social media groups, like New Jersey Covid Vaccine Info on Facebook, which has 67,000 members.Young people in North Jersey have started volunteering to use their tech skills to get elderly residents a shot. Register here: http://bit.ly/Gen2Gen-vaccines Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in Union County. Most of these sites are currently only vaccinating people 18 and up, so double check before heading over. Note: Two new community pharmacies were added this past week. They are listed before the previous list: Colton's Pharmacy851 Elizabeth Ave., Elizabeth 18 years908-353-8200 Rapps Pharmacy611 Park Ave. Plainfield 18 years908-756-0008 Acme Pharmacy #1096 KenilworthUnion18 yearsmhealthappointments.com/covidappt Alexandria Pharmacy327 N Broad Street Elizabeth18 years908-469-9653 Bells Pharmacy17 N Union Ave. Cranford18 years908-276-0062 City of Elizabeth Health Department 418 Palmer St.Elizabeth NJ, 07202(908) 820-4250Pre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ CVS Pharmacy Elizabeth18 years(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy Union18 years(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS PharmacyVauxhall19 years(800) 746-7287cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine Neighborhood Health Services - Plainfield 1700 Myrtle Avenue Plainfield(908) 540-0229nhscnj.org Overlook Medical Center99 Beauvoir Summit18 yearsatlantichealth.org/ Rahway Health Department 1 City Hall Plaza Rahway(732) 827-2000cityofrahway.org Riverside Medical Group Urgent Care Center Springfield200 US Highway 22 Springfield(973) 376-4341riversidemedgroup.com Robert Wood Johnson - Rahway865 Stone Street Rahway(732) 381-4200rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine ShopRite Pharmacy #159HillsideUnion18 yearsvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #16376 Cenral AvenueClarkUnion18 yearsvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #164LindenUnion18 yearsvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy #262UnionUnion18 yearsvaccines.shoprite.com ShopRite Pharmacy Of Elizabeth865 West Grand StreetElizabethUnion18 yearsvaccines.shoprite.com Stop and Shop Pharmacy #0822ElizabethUnion18 yearsstopandshopsched.rxtouch.com/rbssched/program/covid19/Patient/Advisory Trinitas Regional Medical CenterThomas Dunn Sports Center 600 Pearl StreetElizabethUnion18 years(908) 994-8166 Union County - Kean University 1000 Morris Avenue Union, NJ 07083ucnj.org/covid19/covid-19-vaccination/ Tiffany Natural Pharmacy 1115 S Ave. W, Westfield18 years908-233-2200www.tiffanynaturalpharmacy.com... Other information Find out if you're eligible now in NJ by clicking this link. As of this week, 550,000 Americans had died of the virus. (See how your county is doing with this CDC link.)Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, including the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, 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). The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is more traditional (see stories about all three vaccines here and here.) Doctors say that the important metric is that all three are effective in preventing serious illness and death from covid — and that having the majority of the public vaccinated, no matter which vaccine, will lessen the spread. Want to be the first in your neighborhood to get breaking news alerts, or a daily morning newsletter of news in your town? 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