Mayor Janice Mironov and Members of Council -- Denise Daniels, Anthony Katawick, Marc Lippman, David Russell, Johnnie Whittington and John Zoller -- Present

January 22, 2021

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATES

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP

COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION

Currently only 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are distributed weekly to the entire State of New Jersey from the Federal government. The State then determines and distributes county allocations, with no municipal input. This quantity is severely insufficient to meet the current demands for individuals currently eligible and wishing to receive the vaccine. Due to the insufficient vaccine supplies, patience and understanding is cautioned as demand far exceeds the Federal government's allocations to the State and the County.

Currently, only Phase 1A as expanded, comprised of health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities, first-responders, and now individuals age 65 or older, and those 16 to 64 who have a medical condition which increases their risk of severe illness from the virus, are eligible to receive the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine is NOT YET available to the general public. For current State information about COVID-19 vaccines, eligibility, vaccination, and timing of the phased approaches and priority groups (CLICK HERE).

Anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccine is strongly encouraged to register with the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System as follows:

• Step 1 - Visit https://covidvaccine.nj.gov and register using your name, email, and some additional information that will help determine if/when you will be eligible.
• Step 2 - Check your email. You will receive a registration confirmation email.
• Step 3 - Monitor your email for further instructions. When you are eligible the State will send another email letting you know it is time to schedule your appointment.
• The State also has reported that it will be opening a call center on January 25 to assist residents with scheduling: 1-855-568-0545

Mercer County has opened a vaccination site, administered by Capital Health, on Thursday, January 21 at CURE Arena in Trenton. There are an extremely limited number of doses. Mercer County states that for an appointment, you must first register in the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System (NJVSS) (CLICK HERE). You will be notified when an appointment becomes available. DO NOT call Capital Health for an appointment, all appointments with Capital Health can only be made through the State NJVSS registration system.

Mercer County will be opening a regional vaccination site at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, slated to commence on January 28. Township officials have requested and are awaiting full details on operations and appointment process, assumed to be through the State NJVSS registration system. For more information on the CURE Insurance Arena and MCCC vaccination sites, email publichealth@mercercounty.org

List of Vaccination Locations and scheduling information, which include the following state-designated Mercer County sites, can be found at (CLICK HERE).

• Henry J Austin Health Center, 112 Ewing St, Trenton NJ 08609, (609) 278-5900 www.henryjaustin.org
• Henry J. Austin Health Center, 321 N. Warren St, Trenton, NJ 08618, (609) 278-5900 www.henryjaustin.org
• InFocus Urgent Care, 100 Campus Town Circle, Suite 100, Ewing, NJ 08628, (609) 497-7608 www.infocusurgentcare.org
• Capital Health System-Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington, NJ https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/
• Princeton Department of Health, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ 08640, (609) 497-7608
• ShopRite of Hamilton #521, 130 Marketplace Blvd, Hamilton, NJ 08691, (609) 581-5827
• ShopRite Pharmacy #533, 2555 Pennington Rd, Pennington, NJ 08638, (609) 737-0606

The number of vaccines available may vary, so you may need to check back several times if you are seeking an appointment at a specific location.
Beginning Monday, January 25, at 8 A.M., the State will begin a toll-free hotline to assist residents with scheduling: 1-855-568-0545.

State of New Jersey Six COVID-19 Vaccine "Mega-Sites" Are All NOW OPEN, (CLICK HERE), as part of a statewide network to implement the State COVID -19 vaccination plan.

• The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison, NJ
• The Meadowlands Complex, 50 State Route 120, East Rutherford, NJ
• Rockaway Townsquare, 301 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rockaway, NJ
• Moorestown Mall, 400 W Route 38, Moorestown, NJ
• Rowan College of South Jersey, 1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ
• Atlantic City Convention Center, 1 Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ

Join Trenton Health Team, Henry J. Austin Health Center and Rutgers Institute for Health for an online Q&A session with medical experts and community leaders responding to questions about the science of COVID-19 vaccines, plans for distribution and next steps. Registration for the Q&A session, on Thursday, January 28 at 6 P.M. can be found (HERE).

For general questions and concerns about COVID-19:

• Call: 2-1-1
• Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
• Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
• Visit covid19.nj.gov for additional information

Residents are advised to check the Township website at www.east-windsor.nj.us, read E-News Alerts, tune into Community Access TV Comcast Channel 27 and Verizon Channel 38, or call the municipal information hotline at (609) 443-4000, ext. 400, for schedule updates.