Warren Co. COVID Vaccine Update: Inoculation Goals 'Achievable'

Hackettstown NJ

16 April, 2021

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WARREN COUNTY, NJ - This week, New Jersey decided to temporarily pause the administration of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine upon the recommendation of the CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration pending further investigation into six reported instances of severe blood clots. But Governor Phil Murphy said the Garden State can still hit the vaccine goals set. "To be sure, these six cases each appear to be extremely rare," Murphy said. "In New Jersey, where we had administered just over 244,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine prior to hitting pause, no similar adverse effects have been reported." But Murphy noted that even with this pause, the overall goal of vaccinating 4.7 million adult New Jerseyans by the end of June remains in place and entirely achievable. "As of today, doses of Johnson & Johnson have accounted for only 4 percent of the more than 5.6 million total vaccine doses administered in New Jersey," Murphy said. Last week, officials unveiled a vaccine tracker to keep current on how many full vaccinated residents are in New Jersey and more people are eligible than ever before. As of April 5, here is the list of who is eligible to book vaccine appointments: Food 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 systemPaid 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 workersIndividuals 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 Here are the sites available in Warren County as listed by the New Jersey: Hackettstown Medical Center - Medical Office Building651 Willow Grove Street HackettstownThe website Hunterdon Family Medicine @ Riverfield - Hawk Point 6 Clubhouse Drive(908) 237-4238 ShopRite of Greenwich 1207 Route 22,Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (908) 454-7553 ShopRite of Hackettstown The website. ShopRite Pharmacy #434 2 Clubhouse Drive Washington, NJ(908) 835-078 St. Luke's Hospital - Warren Campus185 Roseberry Street Phillipsburg(866) 785-8537, select option 7The website Warren County Health Department Multiple Locations908-475-7700 The website Zufall Health Center 18 West Blackwell Street, Dover (973) 328-3344 zufallhealth.org CVS Pharmacy Phillipsburg(800) 746-7287 cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine CVS Pharmacy Hackettstown (800) 746-7287 cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine Rite Aid Store 10427 Blairstown riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier Rite Aid Store 10429 Hackettstown riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier Rite Aid Store 10432 Washington riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier Rite Aid Store 10526 Phillipsburg riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier Other Ways To Find 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 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.New Jersey opened up its own COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Finder. The beta version is available now, but officials say it will improve and become more useful as supply creeps up to meet demand. For more vaccine information, visit our New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccination Hub. Before you go: Send a news tip or correction to: [email protected] Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.