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The Somerset County Department of Health has started sending vaccination teams to the homes of residents who, for medical or other reasons, are unable to travel to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
The nurse-led teams initially are vaccinating homebound residents in Somerville, Raritan and Manville this week and will then move to additional municipalities.
“We are thrilled to finally be receiving increased allocations of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine so we can continue our efforts to ensure Somerset County’s most vulnerable residents are protected against COVID,” said Commission Deputy Director Sara Sooy, who accompanied one of the teams to visit Maria Page of Manville.
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omerset County Department of Health’s homebound COVID vaccination teams prepare for the first day of delivering J&J one-dose vaccines to residents unable to travel to a clinic.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday that all New Jersey residents ages 16 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 19.
As of Monday morning, almost 1.8 million residents of the state had been fully vaccinated. Yet some people who already qualifiy for the vaccine are still truggling to get appointments.
The Murphy administration’s goal is to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population, or about 4.7 million people, by June 30.
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SOMERVILLE – Somerset County is taking advantage of its first shipment of 700 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses to ensure seniors who have had difficulty obtaining vaccination appointments get the shots.
The county held its first mobile clinic for seniors Tuesday at the Somerville Senior Citizens Housing on Mountain Avenue where the residents received the single-dose vaccine.
The Somerset County Department of Health is also starting the Somerset County COVID-19 Vaccination Waiting List that will put seniors on top of the list for vaccines.
The health department will initially hold vaccination clinics in buildings and communities where seniors live, at the Bridgewater Senior Center and at the homes of residents unable to travel through county programs like Meals on Wheels.
Read More: This new tool aggregates information across multiple scheduling platforms, multiple times an hour letting you know when appointments are open and letting you know how you can make one for yourself, Murphy said. Appointments are still limited, especially so mid to late week.
Somerset County has created a Senior Citizen waiting list to help get them vaccinated. Residents 65 and older or their caregivers who would like to add the senior citizen s contact information to the waiting list can do so by calling the Somerset County COVID Hotline at 908-231-7155, or by filling out the online form at co.somerset.nj.us/covidQs.
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The number of COVID-19 vaccination sites in Somerset County has risen to 16 with the addition of Wegmans and Weis on the state s public list (Montana Samuels/Patch)
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ Many residents continue to struggle to get an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine in Somerset County and throughout New Jersey. For those looking for an appointment, here is the latest list of sites where residents can look for appointments.
The state has updated its public list of COVID-19 vaccination sites across in Somerset County to offer a total of 12 sites. Some are accepting appointments directly, but some are not