Need COVID-19 Info? Ocean County Health Dept. Adds Phone Numbers

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Ocean County Health Department has added two new phone numbers to its call center to help with the crush of phone calls from residents with questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and scheduling, officials said Wednesday.

The phone numbers replace the current call center number that uses a single extension in the health department, officials said.

The new local number is 732-380-5079 and the toll-free number is 833-544-0288, and both numbers became operational on Wednesday.

“The OCHD COVID-19 Information Call Center has been an important resource for residents and clinicians since early in the pandemic. Representatives of the call center can answer general questions regarding the disease, exposure, quarantine and spread, to contract tracing, testing, and now, vaccination,” the health department said.

The health department's main number is still available at 732-341-9700 for residents seeking information not related to COVID-19.

For additional information residents can visit us at www.ochd.org or the OCHD Facebook page.
In addition to the new call center numbers, the health department issued a revised schedule for the the COVID-19 vaccination clinics.

The clinic at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena at Toms River High School North will provide inoculations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

People who were scheduled for appointments on Friday should have received a call changing their appointment to either Thursday or Saturday. If you do not receive the message please email us at info@ochd.org or please call 732-914-5418.

The clinic hours at Southern Regional Middle School, Manahawkin are Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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