Mercer County's Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Site List

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — Earlier this week, New Jersey decided to pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

This came after the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause in the use of the vaccine because of blood-clot concerns.

At a press conference, Gov. Phil Murphy said the "J&J vaccine appointments will be canceled or put on hold at all New Jersey vaccination sites until further notice."

"The New Jersey Department of Health will work with all vaccination sites to make arrangements for the administration of an alternative 2-dose vaccine."

The Princeton Health Department received 100 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine on Monday. They decided to pospone all vaccination clincs until further notice.

Meanwhile, chain pharmacies including CVS, Walgreens and Wegmans have paused the use of the vaccine.

Murphy however said that the overall goal of vaccinating 4.7 million adult New Jersey residents by the end of June still remains entirely achievable, despite the pause.

As of Friday, a total of 231,054 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Mercer County, of which 150,651 are first doses. A total 94,257 residents have now been fully vaccinated.

The state has also recently expanded COVID-19 eligibility.

Here's who eligible

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

All New Jersey residents aged 16 will now be eligible for the vaccine starting 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

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

Medical Home Pharmacy
828 N. Olden Ave, Trenton
609-989-1400
http://www.medicalhomepharmacy...

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)