Middletown Giving Out Booster Shots Every Wednesday From Library

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Starting Wednesday of this week and running every Wednesday through the end of the year, Middletown will be giving out coronavirus vaccine booster shots from the Middletown Library.

Middletown Township is offering the shots in conjunction with the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ-Community Health Center) to provide the booster shots to those who are eligible, as well as anyone who wants to get their first COVID-19 vaccine.

They will be giving out free shots of Pfizer, the only vaccine approved so far for boosters.

They started Wednesday of this week, but will be back at the Middletown Library every Wednesday for the remainder of 2021, from 10 - 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room (Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road).

Interestingly, it was just reported this week that only a small number of New Jersey residents who qualify for the boosters have actually gotten them, despite Gov. Phil Murphy warning of a huge demand that will outpace supply. As of Wednesday, 129,320 third dose or booster shots were given in New Jersey, out of 1.2 million people who are eligible, the Asbury Park Press reported.

Appointments are not necessary to receive a vaccine at the Middletown Library, but pre-registration is recommended at www.middletownnj.org/vnacj. You do not need to be a Middletown resident to get a booster.

They also have the Pfizer booster shots at Bayshore Pharmacy Cards & Gifts in Atlantic Highlands and Middletown Family Pharmacy in Belford.

According to the CDC, here is who should get the third shot and here is who should consider getting it, at least six months after they got the first two shots:

• People 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot
• People age 50–64 years with these underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot
• People age 18–49 years with these underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot, based on their individual benefits and risk
• People aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional settings, including healthcare workers, may receive a booster shot, based on their individual benefits and risks.

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