Teachers In Union County Get Their Own Vaccination Day Tuesday

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of Commissioners announced Friday that the county will hold a mobile clinic to vaccinate educators and school personnel this Tuesday from 1-8 p.m. at Warinanco Park in Roselle.

Teachers became eligible last month. (To see who else is eligible and who else will become eligible on April 5, click here.)

Any educator or school personnel wishing to receive a vaccination must pre-register now at www.ucnjvaccine.org.

Teachers, all staff and school administration officials who work in Union County are eligible. All must bring employment identification.

Walkups will not be accepted.

The county will be offering the Johnson and Johnson (Jansen) one-shot vaccination at this mobile clinic.

[For a full list of where else to get vaccinated in Union County, and how to reach out if you need help to get an appointment, click Patch's updated list.]

"With this announcement, we mark the beginning of a significant step toward our overall goal of herd immunity," said Alexander Mirabella, chairman of the Union County Board of County Commissioners. "Educators and school personnel deserve the protection they need to conduct their essential work, and the vaccination will protect them and all those they come in to contact with during the performance of their duties."

Commissioner Sergio Granados, who is the chairman of the County’s Public Safety Committee, added, “The health and safety of our educators as well as support staff should be one of our top priorities. When Governor Murphy expanded eligibility in allowing teachers to get vaccinated, I knew we had to move quick to get this done. Our educators throughout Union County are among the best the State of New Jersey has to offer, so bringing them back in person to continue to help shape the mind of our students is vital.”

To date, more than 229,000 vaccinations in all have been administered to Union County residents. More than 149,000 residents have one vaccination does, and 85,707 are fully vaccinated.

For more information and updates on all Union County services during the COVID-19 outbreak, including the Drive-Through Test Center at Kean University, the Mobile Test Unit walk-up sites, vaccination information, emergency food distribution and other support services, visit ucnj.org/covid19. General information about COVID-19 is available through the New Jersey Department of Health at nj.gov/health.

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