Union County Begins Door-To-Door COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County is launching a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccine campaign to try and reach the unvaccinated beginning at the end of May.

"We are targeting under-vaccinated communities in an effort to reach herd immunity," said Union Counyt Commissioner Chairman Alexander Mirabella. "While many people who wanted a vaccine have already received one, there are still many in certain population segments and urban communities that we will reach out to vaccinate."

As part of the county's plan, they are partnering with area hospitals, churches, schools, community organizations and youth groups to build lists and target anyone who doesn't have a vaccination.

The County's Vaccination Call Center is also calling Union County residents in under-vaccinated areas to see if they've received a vaccination.

Additionally, the county announced a new registration system the Dunn Center and Plainfield vaccination clinics, as well as mobile walk-up clinics, at ucnj.org/vax. Eventually, all vaccinations will be transitioned online to the same system.

"Our plan is to target residents in their own neighborhoods. We will eventually begin a door-to-door effort to ask, educate and register residents at home, with a 'pop up' or mobile clinic the following day or two in their neighborhood. We are taking a community-wide approach and building partnerships that will boost our vaccination numbers," said Commissioner Sergio Granados, who is Chair of the County’s Public Safety Committee that is overseeing the County’s COVID-19 response.

A little more than 45 percent of all Union County residents have received at least one vaccination, while about 34 percent have been fully vaccinated. Some suburban communities have vaccination rates nearing 80 percent, while a number of urban areas throughout are under 50 percent.

For information and updates on all Union County services during the COVID-19 outbreak, including the Drive-Through Test Center at Kean University, the Mobile Test Unit walk-up sites, vaccination information, emergency food distribution and other support services, visit ucnj.org/covid19.

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