Gloucester Township COVID Vaccine Site To Stay Open Amid Storm

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Camden County’s COVID-19 vaccination site at Camden County College will stay open on Thursday despite inclement weather in the forecast, Camden County officials announced on Wednesday.

The latest snow totals forecast as much as 8 inches of snow for New Jersey starting on late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

In Gloucester Township, the National Weather Service is projecting between 2 and 4 inches. Read more here: NJ Weather: Latest Snow Total Estimates Rise For Winter Storm

More than 2,000 appointments are scheduled for the site in the Papiano Gym at Camden County College, 200 College Drive in the Blackwood section of the township, on Thursday, Camden County Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said.

Anyone who can’t make their appointment on Thursday can call 800-999-9045 or visit camdencounty.com to reschedule their visit.

So far, more than 16,000 Camden County residents have received their first doses at the county vaccination site, Cappelli said. There have also been more than 1,000 second doses administered at the site.

Separately, it has been announced that the state’s mega-site at the Moorestown Mall will be closed, but the mega-site at Rowan College of South Jersey in Deptford will remain open.

All vaccination sites have contingency plans in place in the event they have to cancel appointments, New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said during a separate news conference Wednesday afternoon.

She also said shipments of the vaccine into New Jersey have been delayed due to inclement weather across the country.

"Most vaccine sites in the state are using inventory they have on hand to ensure appointments are kept," Persichilli said. "All sites are expected to have plans in place for rescheduling appointments should they not have the sufficient inventory."

The four-lane vaccination site at Camden County College is open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is supported by volunteers from Cooper University Health Care, Jefferson Health — New Jersey, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Rutgers College of Nursing, who will distribute the Moderna Vaccine. To register for a vaccination, visit www.CamdenCountyVaccine.com.

Here is the upcoming forecast for Gloucester Township, according to the National Weather Service:

Thursday
Snow and sleet before 4pm, then freezing rain between 4pm and 5pm. High near 32. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night
Freezing drizzle and sleet before 3am, then sleet between 3am and 5am, then snow and sleet after 5am. Low around 29. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday
Snow likely before 11am, then rain and snow likely between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.