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

Even with the pause on the J&J vaccine, Gov. Phil Murphy said NJ can still vaccinate 4.7 million adults by the end of June

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Even with the pause on the J&J vaccine, Gov. Phil Murphy said NJ can still vaccinate 4.7 million adults by the end of June
Even with the pause on the J&J vaccine, Gov. Phil Murphy said NJ can still vaccinate 4.7 million adults by the end of June (Kim Potter)

MORRIS 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.

Find out what's happening in Mendham-Chesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

"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.

Find out what's happening in Mendham-Chesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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 support
  • Warehousing and logistics
  • Social services support staff
  • Elections personnel
  • Hospitality
  • Medical supply chain
  • Postal and shipping services
  • Clergy
  • Judicial system
  • Paid and unpaid healthcare workers
  • Residents and workers of long-term care and high-risk congregate care facilities
  • First responders including sworn law enforcement and fire professionals
  • Individuals aged over 65
  • Individuals aged 16-64 that have certain medical conditions that increase the risk of severe illness from the virus
  • Pre-K to 12 educators and staff
  • Childcare workers in licensed and registered settings
  • Transportation workers
  • Additional high-risk individuals
  • Additional public safety workers
  • Individuals 55 and over
  • Individuals ages 16 and up with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Educators, including support staff, in higher education settings
  • Communications infrastructure support, including engineers, and technicians and members of the press
  • Real estate, building, and home service workers, including construction workers, code officials, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, property management and maintenance workers
  • Retail financial institution workers, including bank tellers, lending services, public accounting and check-cashing workers
  • Sanitation workers providing disinfection and janitorial services, city sanitation workers; residential, commercial, and industrial solid and hazardous waste removal workers
  • Laundry service workers, including those working in laundromats, laundry services and dry cleaners
  • Utility workers including electrical generation and supply system, natural gas delivery, nuclear power plant, water supply, telephone and cable/fiber/optical/broadband/cellular service workers
  • Librarians and support staff at municipal, county and state libraries

Here are the sites available in Morris County as listed by the New Jersey:

Morris County Mega Site

  • Rockaway Townsquare Mall
  • 301 Mount Hope Avenue, Rockaway
  • The website

Chilton Medical Center

ShopRite Pharmacy of Flanders

ShopRite Pharmacy Of Greater Morristown

ShopRite Pharmacy #297

ShopRite Pharmacy #443

RMG Urgent Care Center - Ledgewood

  • 501 Route 10, Ledgewood
  • 973-584-6751

CVS, Chatham

CVS, Ledgewood

CVS, Rockaway

CVS, Dover

CVS, Lincoln Park

CVS, Mendham

CVS, Parsippany

CVS, Ledgewood

Rite Aid, Morristown

Rite Aid, Denville

Rite Aid, Lake Hiawatha

St. Clare's, Denville and Dover

  • no additional info on state website

Summit Medical Group

Zufall Health Center

Acme Pharmacy #1099

Acme Sav-on Pharmacy

Acme Sav-on Pharmacy

Acme Sav-on Pharmacy

Wegmans Pharmacy #128 Parsippany

Weis Pharmacy #234 Flanders

Weis Pharmacy #136

Other Ways To Find Appointments

Patch has gathered tips that may help for securing vaccine appointments and websites with additional information:

For more vaccine information, visit our New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccination Hub.

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