Mercer County COVID-19 Vaccine Update: New Locations, Eligibility

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — The COVID-19 vaccination rates in New Jersey continues to increase. But there are many residents who are yet to receive an appointment.

As of Friday, a total of 78,566 Mercer County residents have been fully innoculated. The county has administered 201,556 vaccine doses, of which 131,359 are first doses .

Princeton is soon looking to begin vaccinating homebound residents, who are unable to leave their homes due to an injury, illness or other mobility issues.

Read More Here: Homebound Residents In Princeton Can Now Get The COVID Vaccine

Meanwhile, East Windsor is maintaining a COVID-19 vaccination list for seniors.

Residents 65 years and above, and those with preconditions who have not yet received or scheduled a vaccine appointment, can add their names to the list.

The list will be used when vaccine supplies become available locally.

Read More Here: East Windsor To Maintain COVID Vaccine List For Seniors

The state has also recently expanded COVID-19 eligibility.

Meanwhile, the state has expanded vaccine eligibility yet again.

Here's who Joined the list on Monday

Employees in the following professions can now get inoculated:

• 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

Who's already eligible?

• 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
• 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

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the state will be opening its vaccination list to people 16 and older starting Monday, April 19.

Read More Here: COVID Vaccines Will Expand To NJ Residents 16 And Older

Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in Mercer County:

Capital Health System – Hopewell
1 Capital Way Pennington
Pre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/

CVS Pharmacy, Princeton
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, Hamilton
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, Ewing
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, Hightstown
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, Robbinsville
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, 1110 Liberty Street Trenton
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, West Windsor
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, Yardville
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CVS Pharmacy, Lawrenceville
(800) 746-7287
cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

CURE Arena
81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton
Pre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/

Infocus Urgent Care
100 Campus Town Circle, Suite 100, Ewing Township
infocusurgentcare.org

Henry J Austin Health Center
112 Ewing Street, Trenton
henryjaustin.org

Henry J Austin Health Center
321 North Warren Street, Trenton
henryjaustin.org

Hunterdon Family & Sports Medicine at Hopewell Valley
84 Route 31 North, Suite 103, Pennington
hunterdonhealthcare.org

Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
Pre-register at https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/

Rite Aid Store 01326
1801 Kuser Road, Trenton
riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier

Rite Aid Store 10505
Robbinsville
https://www.riteaid.com/pharma...

Riverside Urgent Care of Ewing
1680 N Olden Avenue, Ewing Township
riversidemedgroup.com/riverside-urgent-care/

RWJ Hamilton
1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton
rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine

ShopRite Of Hamilton #521
130 Marketplace Boulevard Hamilton
vaccines.shoprite.com

ShopRite Pharmacy #533
2555 Pennington Road, Pennington
vaccines.shoprite.com

ShopRite Pharmacy #500
Lawrenceville
vaccines.shoprite.com

ShopRite Pharmacy #506
Hightstown
vaccines.shoprite.com

ShopRite Pharmacy #514
Trenton
vaccines.shoprite.com

ShopRite Pharmacy #566
Hamilton Square
vaccines.shoprite.com

St. Francis Medical Center
601 Hamiliton Ave., Trenton
https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/

Stop & Shop Pharmacy #0850
Pennington
stopandshopsched.rxtouch.com/rbssched/program/covid19/Patient/Advisory

Wegmans Pharmacy #93
Princeton
https://www.wegmans.com/news-m...

Alexander's Twin Pharmacy, Trenton
609-585-7222
http://www.alexanderdrug.com/

Hopewell Pharmacy
1 W Broad St Hopewell
609-466-1960

Mahant Pharmacy
104 Hickory Corner Rd, Ste 106, East Windsor
609-308-2887

Penlar Pharmacy
160 Lawrenceville Pennington Rd # 12, Lawrenceville
https://www.penlarpharmacy.com...

(The above list is taken from the NJ state department COVID-19 information hub.)

The following healthcare centers are also offering the vaccine:

Penn Medicine Princeton Health
1 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro Township
https://www.princetonhcs.org/c...

Where and How to Find Vaccine Appointments

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

• Join the New Jersey Covid Vaccine Info Facebook group. The 61,000-member group gives New Jerseyans the opportunity to share up-to-date information on vaccine availability.
• Follow VaxxUpdates on Twitter. The page helps Garden State residents secure vaccine appointments with instant updates on availability.
• CVS and Rite Aid began scheduling COVID-19 appointments at locations that will receive vaccines. But appointments fill up quickly. CVS, Rite Aid and Walmart have expanded their number of sites. Read more: CVS Adding 30 COVID-19 Vaccine Sites In New Jersey
• CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold periodically opens registration. They will email a link when you're eligible for an appointment.
• Check out the COVID-19 Vaccine Registration FAQ from RWJBarnabas Health. You can sign up at their website to be alerted when the vaccine becomes available in your area.
• ShopRite sometimes has a wait time to access its vaccine scheduler, but it allows the public to make appointments.

Register at the state, local/county portals to ensure you have a better chance of getting the vaccine when it becomes available in your category.

(For full information about getting a coronavirus vaccine in New Jersey, visit Patch's information hub: NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Information Hub)