The COVID-19 Vaccine Hunt For Warren County Residents Continues

This post was last updated at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 12

WARREN COUNTY, NJ – Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived and centers to administer it have begun appearing throughout the Garden State, anxious residents continue to ask the same question: where can I get my inoculation?

New Jersey is slowly publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites. 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 area/county’s list of vaccine sites below).

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. (see our guide to the vaccination system below)

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

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

This week, Murphy noted the number of doses arriving to the Garden State is expected to grow.

"We’re expecting increasing deliveries of vaccines from the federal government for our megasites and other vaccination centers," he said. "As these deliveries increase, we’ll be able to open more appointments and be in position to put our efforts into the next gear."

This news came as CVS and Rite Aid pharmacies began offering inoculations at a select few locations. For their part, Rite Aid directed people to the state's vaccine hub website on Friday, where sites were listed in a number of towns – all of which were listed as "coming soon." The company also has a sign up sheet on their website.

Appointments for all other Rite Aid immunizations can be made by clicking here, but it wasn't immediately clear if anybody can schedule one for the COVID immunization on the Rite Aid website.

In Morris County, two sites listed by the state were removed as they went back to servicing only their patients, but another was added. Read more: Low Doses Force Morristown COVID-19 Vaccine Site To Alter Course

Here are the sites available near Warren County:

Hackettstown Medical Center - Medical Office Building
651 Willow Grove Street Hackettstown
The 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 Pharmacy

#434 2 Clubhouse Drive Washington, NJ
(908) 835-078

St. Luke's Hospital - Warren Campus
185 Roseberry Street Phillipsburg
(866) 785-8537, select option 7
The website

Warren County Health Department
Multiple Locations
908-475-7700
The website

Zufall Health Center
18 West Blackwell Street, Dover
(973) 328-3344
zufallhealth.org

Atlantic Health officials released a video discussing their vaccination work in northern New Jersey:

Persichilli also said New Jersey currently doesn't have a lot of vaccine availability, but she expects that to change soon. The Biden presidential administration has said that it plans to greatly expand the number of vaccine doses available to the American public.

The low doses of available vaccine have turned residents to their municipal officials, who cannot do much to help. Read more: Local Officials: Little Say In COVID Vaccinations

Those who are willing to venture outside the area might have luck as well. Here is a New Jersey COVID-19 vaccination guide courtesy of some collaboration with Morris School District Librarian Debra Gottsleben:

It All Starts At The Top

There is no requirement to register with the Garden State in order to get a vaccine, it does open up more options to chase down the small supply available. Registering with the state site can be done through their website.

Those registered will receive an email from the state identifying what category they fall in. Currently, the New Jersey is vaccinating 1a and some 1b. This email alone provides nothing but information.

A second email from the state will give you a link to their scheduling system. But this is only for some state-run sites. Those who chose can sign up with outside agencies for a vaccine such as ShopRite, Atlantic Health, CVS, depending on where they live.

In all cases once the link is received it is a matter of constantly checking throughout the day. New Jersey also has a phone line to help with vaccine scheduling questions. The number is 1-855-568-0545.

Specific Locations

Acme Pharmacy

Acme is not doing COVID vaccines yet, but you can now sign up at their website to be alerted when the vaccine becomes available in your area.

ShopRite

The site is well-traveled and there is a wait to even access the site. Users are limited to searching by zip code which then defaults to a 10-mile radius search. So it is good to have some alternate zip codes available.

You can access their website for more information or call 856-627-8137 for more information.

Atlantic Health

Is asking for people to sign up for appointment alerts on their website, and then they will reach out to eligible folks in the order of their sign-up, when they have vaccine, so they can book an appointment. This solution is much more able to handle the incredible volume of folks actively looking for an appointment than the mychart option, which is used systemwide for the scheduling of appointments of many types across the system, officials said.

Hackensack Meridian Health

While the website says you must be a patient, there are reports of several people who have gone to their various sites in northern New Jersey. You can try your luck through their registration process

RWJ/Barnabas

Prospective patients must register first to be on the RWJBarnabas vaccine list. Once you have registered you will be contacted on how to proceed.

Summit Medical Group

The Summit Medical Group is only vaccinating current patients. Those who qualify will receive, and have received, emails when vaccination appointments are available.

County Clusters

Atlantic County

Sign up to get an appointment at the Atlantic County megacenter through the website.

Bergen County

The Bergen County Megasite at the Meadowlands is administrated by Hackensack Meridian. Registration is done through their website.

Valley Health Systems also has their own registration portal on their website.

Burlington/ Camden County Megasite

The Moorestown site was chosen due to its proximity to Camden County. Anyone in the region can set up an appointment through the website and complete the form.

Camden County

CAMCare Health Org is taking calls at 856-583-2400.

Camden County is administering vaccines through Cooper Health and scheduling happens on their website.

Riverside Medical Group is asking established patients to register through their website.

Rowan Megasite can be accessed by registering through their website.

Cape May County

Register with the state site.

Cumberland County

To register for a vaccine in Cumberland County visit the website.

Essex County

You must be an Essex County resident or work in Essex County (part-time work is ok) to register for a vaccine in Essex County.

To register for their many locations, visit the website.

Essex County does have a help line to answer general questions about locations and how to sign up: 973-877-8456

Gloucester County

The Gloucester County Mega Vaccination Center is located at the Rowan College of South Jersey, Gloucester Campus at 1400 Tanyard Road in Sewell. To sign up for a vaccine use the state registration site. You will get an email telling you when you can try to set up an appointment.

Hudson County

The Hudson County COVID-19 vaccination site is located at the USS Juneau Center at 110 Hackensack Avenue in Kearny. This is a drive-thru site. You must remain in your vehicle in order to receive the vaccination. Advance registration for an appointment is required through the website.

Hunterdon County

Hunterdon Medical Center has a phone appointment system with priority is given to people who live or work in Hunterdon County. The number is (908) 237-4238 select option 3 to schedule. Appointments are contingent on vaccine availability.

The link to the County site for registration can be found on their website.

Mercer County

Mercer County vaccination sites are using the state of New Jersey vaccine registry (NJVSS) system to schedule residents for vaccines.

Middlesex County

Middlesex megasite is located in Edison at the NJ Convention and Exhibition Hall located at 97 Sunfield Ave. Qualified individuals can complete a vaccine registration form on RWJ BarnabasHealth’s website.

Monmouth County

To get on the Monmouth County waitlist sign up on the website.

CHEMed offers the Moderna vaccine when available at 732-523-7955.

Morris County

The options are to sign up on Atlantic Health's site to get an alert to be invited to try for a vaccine appointment or try going through ShopRite.

Riverside Medical Group at 501 State Route 10, Ledgewood is also giving inoculations.

Ocean County

CHEMed in Lakewood can be reached at 732-523-7955 or on their website.

Long Beach Island Health Department can be contacted on their website.

Passaic County

Those who live or in Passaic County can access the registration portal online.

Salem County

Check the Salem County Dept. of Health website for availability through their website.

https://health.salemcountynj.g...

Somerset County

If you live or work in Somerset County schedule a vaccine through their website.

Sussex County

To make an appointment for the Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, drive through site visit the website. There does not appear to be a residency requirement.

Union County

To access Union County sign up visit the website.

Warren County

You must live, work, or go to school in Warren County to be able to receive a vaccination from a Warren County government vaccination clinic.

These sites are in Warren County but aren't part of the county system-

Hunterdon Family Medicine @Riverfield Washington, NJ 908-237-4238

St. Luke's Hosp. Phillipsburg to access vaccine appointment visit the website.

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