MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Jan. 12-14 for individuals in Phase 1A that now includes uniformed police and fire personnel in addition to frontline health care workers. Governor Murphy announced the addition of police and fire effective Jan. 7.
The Division of Public Health administered first doses of the Moderna vaccine to about 725 people Jan. 5-7 at the Mays Landing campus of Atlantic Cape Community College, 5100 Black Horse Pike.
Appointments for the next clinics will be available between 9 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. each of the three days and can be made on the county’s website at www.aclink.org. Walk-ins will not be accepted. As more vaccine becomes available additional dates will be added.
The New Jersey Vaccination Scheduling System is now permitting residents to pre-register to receive the vaccine and to help determine which phase they may be included for vaccination. A link to the portal is also available on the county’s homepage.
There are approximately 650,000 eligible health care workers, long-term care residents and staff identified in Phase 1A in addition to uniformed police and fire so it could be a few weeks before the state is ready to move into Phase 1B.
At this time, Phase 1B will include residents 75 and older and frontline essential workers such as grocery store staff, transportation and delivery drivers, education and childcare workers, among others. Phase 1C will be comprised of other essential workers, adults 65-74 with underlying medical conditions that increase their risk for severe COVID-19. Phase 2 would follow the completion of Phases 1A, B and C, and would include the general public. The state has the authority to modify the populations designated in these phases as necessary.
In addition to the county clinics, held in cooperation with Atlantic Cape Community College, individuals in Phase 1A may also make appointments to be vaccinated at some area Shop Rite pharmacies. In Atlantic County this includes the Absecon and Somers Point locations.