Updated COVID Vaccine Site List In Barnegat, Manahawkin Area

Kimberlee Bongard
Updated ·3 min read

MANAHAWKIN, NJ — New Jersey has been expanding the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites, and the state continues to announce new locations in Ocean County and elsewhere.

The state has provided a list of vaccine sites in your area. Some are accepting appointments directly, but some are not (see the county’s list of vaccine sites below).

Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said the state plans to increase the number of vaccination sites beyond 300. State officials have said the goal is to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population by the spring.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey has created a county-by-county vaccine hub that reports the number of immunizations across the state.

"We're working strategically and efficiently to vaccinate our frontline health care workers, law enforcement and fire professionals and long-term care center residents and staff," he said.

Health officials said not all sites are publicly listed because some are not open to the public, such as prisons and psychiatric hospitals.

Persichilli said New Jersey currently doesn't have a lot of vaccine availability, but she expects that to change soon. The incoming Biden presidential administration has said that it plans to greatly expand the number of vaccine doses available to the American public.

New Jersey recently expanded the list of eligible people, allowing police and fire professionals and people older than 65 to get the vaccine. Read more: NJ Expands COVID Vaccine To 65 & Older, Those With Medical Issues

Persichilli said the state has administered at least 36 percent of vaccine doses allocated. Hospitals have administered vaccines at least 50 percent of their health care workers.

Her hope is to continue to expand the number of "mega-sites" in convention centers and large spaces, aiming for 1,000 people vaccinated a day.

You can find out if you qualify by going here: When Can You Get COVID-19 Vaccine In NJ? Here's The New 2021 List

Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in and around Manahawkin:

Southern Regional Middle School
90 Cedar Bridge Rd
Manahawkin
ochd.org

Southern Ocean Medical Center
1173 Beacon Avenue
Manahawkin
609-597-6011
hackensackmeridianhealth.org/covid19/#StartHere

ShopRite Pharmacy #649
297 Route 72
Manahawkin
atlantic-county.org/covid/covid-vaccinations.asp

Ocean Health Initiatives
798 County Road 539
Little Egg Harbor
ohinj.org

Long Beach Island Health Department
2119 Long Beach Blvd
Ship Bottom
609-492-1212
lbihealth.com/

RWJ Barnabas Healthcare Arena
1245 Old Freehold Rd
Toms River
ochd.org

ShopRite Pharmacy #656
860 Fischer Blvd
Toms River
vaccines.shoprite.com

Community Medical Center
99 Highway 37 W
Toms River
732-364-6666
rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine

Ocean Health Initiatives
101 2nd Street
Lakewood
732-363-6655
ohinj.org

CHEMED
1771 Madison Ave
Lakewood
chemedhealth.org
732-364-6666

Ocean Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Blvd
Brick
732-836-4144
hackensackmeridianhealth.org/covid19/#StartHere

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