These ShopRites Near Middletown Now Have The Coronavirus Vaccine

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — On Monday, ShopRite released its list of the 39 ShopRite pharmacies in New Jersey that now have the coronavirus vaccine, in stock and ready to inject. The Middletown ShopRite was not on the list, but several ShopRites nearby are.

They are:

  • ShopRite Pharmacy of Hazlet

  • ShopRite Pharmacy of Marlboro

  • ShopRite Pharmacy of Spotswood

  • ShopRite Pharmacy of Fischer Boulevard (Toms River)

  • ShopRite Pharmacy of Manahawkin

ShopRite partnered with the federal government (the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) to give out the vaccine. They are using the Moderna vaccine, which requires two shots spaced 28 days apart. There is no charge to receive the vaccination at any of these ShopRites.

As of Monday, Jan. 4 the vaccine is in stock; they have all received their initial shipment.

For more information on eligibility or to make an appointment, visit vaccines.shoprite.com or download the ShopRite Pharmacy mobile app and use the online scheduler. Due to demand, appointment availability may be limited. New Jersey's vaccine portal is also now live; you can register here to get the vaccine: https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/v...

You must make an appointment to get the vaccine, and currently, vaccines are only available to those in group 1A, which is healthcare workers and nursing home/long-term care residents, according to the federal government's rules.

However, that list of healthcare workers is much broader than many realize, and includes home health aides, those who work in jails and prisons and even those who work at medical marijuana sites, as the state of New Jersey qualifies them as healthcare workers.

ShopRite is owned by Wakefern Food Corp., based in Keasbey, NJ (Woodbridge). It is the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. There are 280 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.

“We are excited to be part of the initial stages of this unprecedented public health campaign,” said Jeffrey Mondelli, RPh, Vice President of Pharmacy, Health & Beauty at Wakefern.

Currently, vaccines are not available for the general public. However, ShopRite anticipates expanding access to the vaccine as soon as the government enters the next phase of the vaccine’s distribution.

The next phase is 1B, which is front-line essential workers and individuals over 75, followed by 1C, which is those older than 65 and those 16-64 with medical conditions that increase the risk for severe COVID-19.

All 39 ShopRites in New Jersey that now have the coronavirus vaccine in stock:

ShopRite Pharmacy of Absecon

ShopRite Pharmacy of Berlin

ShopRite Pharmacy of Bernardsville

ShopRite Pharmacy of Byram

ShopRite Pharmacy of Chews Landing

ShopRite Pharmacy of Clark

ShopRite Pharmacy of Clinton

ShopRite Pharmacy of East Brunswick

ShopRite Pharmacy of Elizabeth

ShopRite Pharmacy of Englewood

ShopRite Pharmacy of Flanders

ShopRite Pharmacy of Glassboro

ShopRite Pharmacy of Greater Morristown

ShopRite Pharmacy of Greenwich

ShopRite Pharmacy of Hamilton Marketplace

ShopRite Pharmacy of Hazlet

ShopRite Pharmacy of Hillsborough

ShopRite Pharmacy of Hunterdon

ShopRite Pharmacy of Lincoln Park

ShopRite Pharmacy of Little Falls

ShopRite Pharmacy of Livingston

ShopRite Pharmacy of Marlboro

ShopRite Pharmacy of Marmora

ShopRite Pharmacy of Medford

ShopRite Pharmacy of Millville

ShopRite Pharmacy of Mullica Hill

ShopRite Pharmacy of Newark

ShopRite Pharmacy of Newton

ShopRite Pharmacy of Pennington

ShopRite Pharmacy of Rio Grande

ShopRite Pharmacy of Rochelle Park

ShopRite Pharmacy of Somers Point

ShopRite Pharmacy of Spotswood

ShopRite Pharmacy of Union Mill Road

ShopRite Pharmacy of Upper Deerfield

ShopRite Pharmacy of Washington

ShopRite Pharmacy of West Milford

ShopRite Pharmacy of Manahawkin

ShopRite Pharmacy of Fischer Boulevard

Two "megasites" will open later this week, in Gloucester County and one in Morris County. All six mega-sites are supposed to open this January:

  • Atlantic County: Atlantic City Convention Center

  • Bergen County: Racetrack at Meadowlands, East Rutherford

  • Burlington County: Moorestown Mall

  • Gloucester County: Rowan College of South Jersey, Sewell

  • Middlesex County: New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison

  • Morris County: Rockaway Townsquare Mall

New Jersey's 2021 vaccine time frame:
Phase 1A (January)

  • Healthcare workers, who are paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials

  • Long-term care residents and staff.

  • Non-hospital-based healthcare personnel and residents of other long-term care settings

Phase 1B (January - February)

  • Frontline essential workers and individuals over 75

Phase 1C (March - April)

  • Essential workers, adults 65-74, and persons aged 16-64 with medical conditions that increase the risk for severe COVID-19.

Phase 2 (May – June)

  • General population

Related: Here's Who Is Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine First In New Jersey

Here's Who May Get COVID Vaccine Next, And Where, In NJ

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This article originally appeared on the Middletown Patch