Update As COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Announced In Middlesex County

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ - Updated information has been released now that vaccine sites have been announced in Middlesex County.

The state also has released the list that shows, in order, when everybody in New Jersey can get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what you should know. Read more: When Can You Get COVID-19 Vaccine In NJ? Here's The New 2021 List.

Here are the sites:

The New York Times, the Surgo Foundation and Ariadne Labs also have come up with a way to calculate the number of people who will need a vaccine in each state and county — and where Middlesex County residents might fit in that line.

For example, an average 40-year-old Middlesex County resident who is relatively healthy and does not work in healthcare, as a teacher, essential worker or first responder would be in line behind 268.7 million people across the United States, according to the study.

In New Jersey, the projection would be behind 7 million others who are at higher risk, in a state with a population of nearly 9 million.

But those caveats make a difference. Middlesex County healthcare workers, for example, will be among the very first to receive a vaccine. They are followed by people in nursing homes and their caregivers, first responders (police officers, professional firefighters) and then essential workers (those who make deliveries, work in food stores, etc.)

For example, a 40-year-old first responder in Middlesex County with no underlying health issues would have 54,400 others ahead of them in Middlesex County alone to receive the vaccine.

The United Kingdom approved a COVID-19 vaccine for use this week and New Jersey is preparing for a roll-out as soon as Christmas. No matter what place in line you end up in, New Jersey has been preparing to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine for months.

"We will be ready," Gov. Phil Murphy said, noting in October that the planning for a vaccine distribution began back in March.

Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli's task force has been preparing for the "equitable" distribution of an approved vaccine for months.

Persichilli said the first phase of the vaccinations are expected to be limited to healthcare workers.
The plan, as it currently stands, has several strategic aims:

• Vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population within 6 months
• Provide equitable access to a vaccine
• Achieve maximum community protection
• Build public trust

The overall goal in New Jersey is to vaccinate 4.7 million people, with healthcare workers being first. That would equate to somewhere between 60,000 and 70,000 people a day.