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COVID Vaccine Site List In Asbury Park Area: What To Know

The state plans to expand the number of COVID-19 vaccination sites. Here's where you can go to get one now.

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This article was updated on Friday, Jan. 29th at 12 noon.

ASBURY PARK, NJ – New Jersey has been expanding the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites, and a number of locations have been identified in the Asbury Park area 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 Asbury Park area's list of vaccine sites below).

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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.

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"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 to 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 the Asbury Park area:

Monmouth

Bayshore Medical Center

CentraState Medical Center

Community Health Center of Asbury Park

Freehold Family Health Center

HMH Jersey Shore U.M.C.

Keyport Community Health Center

Monmouth County Health Department

Monmouth Medical Center

Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus

Ocean Health Initiatives

Red Bank Primary Care Center

Riverview Medical Center

ShopRite Pharmacy #193

ShopRite Pharmacy #626

Ocean County

CHEMED

Community Medical Center

Long Beach Island Health Department

Ocean County Health Department

Ocean Health Initiatives

  • 10 Stockton Drive
  • Toms River
  • (732) 363-6655
  • ohinj.org

Ocean Health Initiatives

  • 101 2nd Street Lakewood
  • (732) 363-6655
  • ohinj.org

Ocean Health Initiatives

  • 798 County Road 539
  • Little Egg Harbor
  • (732) 363-6655
  • ohinj.org

Ocean Medical Center

Southern Ocean Medical Center

ShopRite Pharmacy #649

ShopRite Pharmacy #656

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