At a meeting on Wednesday, Governor Phil Murphy announced that more places for people to get vaccines in New Jersey will open soon, some as early as next week.
“An additional federal pharmaceutical retail program will be launched next week through our ongoing partnership with Rite Aid and CVS,” he said. “Since most Americans live less than five miles from a pharmacy, this program will expand our presence in areas of high need and is ready to receive direct allocation from the federal government without resorting to state supplies.”
CVS announced on Tuesday that it would begin administering vaccines in some stores on February 11.
Vaccines will be available at 27 CVS sites across the state, the company said, but not all sites will be open for vaccines next week. People will be able to make appointments as early as February 9, when stores start receiving shipments of the vaccine, CVS said.
Details about the Rite Aid program were not yet available. “We are working with them,” said Murphy.
“I know that appointments are still difficult to happen,” said Murphy of all vaccine locations, “but please understand that this is because we simply do not have the supply we need to meet demand. As we increase our supply, which we receive from the federal government, we will be able to open more and more consultations ”.
The federal pharmacy program provides “direct allocation (of doses) from the federal government, without resorting to state supplies,” said Health Department spokeswoman Donna Leusner.
To obtain a CVS consultation, you will need to register at CVS.com or through the CVS Pharmacy app, or if you do not have online access, you can call the CVS customer service line at (800) 746-7287, he said. Walk-in vaccines will not be accepted.
The list of specific stores will be available on CVS.com as stores receive vaccines, the company said.
CVS said some of the pharmacies in New Jersey will include Brigantine, Edison, Elizabeth, Flemington, Green Brook, Hoboken, North Bergen, North Plainfield, Princeton, Seaside Heights, Stanhope, Union, Voorhees and West Orange.
“As we have said here several times, it is not a question of capacity. We built a program purposefully capable of meeting demand in terms of capacity – we just need the vaccines. We ask for your continued patience, ”said Murphy.
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