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Updated COVID Vaccine Site List In Bergen County

New Jersey continues to expand the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites in Bergen County.

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New Jersey continues to expand the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites in Bergen County.
New Jersey continues to expand the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites in Bergen County. (Montana Samuels/Patch)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey continued expansion on the number of publicly listed COVID-19 vaccination sites this week, and officially launched the megasite at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford. (see the county's list of vaccine sites below).

Hackensack Meridian Health officials said the site has the capacity to vaccinate hundreds in East Rutherford, but could eventually vaccinate 2,400 people per day.

READ MORE: Bergen County Meadowlands Megasite Begins COVID Vaccinations

Find out what's happening in Paramusfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Sites in Ridgewood were announced last week, and the state added a new site in Saddle Brook as well.

READ MORE: NJ Adds Ridgewood COVID Vaccine Sites To Growing List

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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 also has announced that the state just exceeded 200,000 vaccinations statewide. He also 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.

Murphy was on-hand recently at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center for vaccination efforts at the Annex facility there.

READ MORE: Gov. Murphy Visits Bergen New Bridge Vaccination Site

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-sties" 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

Still, many questions remain about the rollout of vaccine sites, availability and does, namely, when residents can get inoculated themselves. Patch has some answers.

READ MORE: 9 Questions About Getting COVID-19 Vaccinations In New Jersey

Here are the currently listed public vaccine sites in Bergen County:

Bergen County Megasite

Riverside Medical Group - Saddle Brook

RMG Urgent Care Center - Lodi

Valley Hospital

North Hudson Community Action Corporation (Three Locations)

  • 197 S. Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ
  • 535 Midland Ave., Garfield, NJ
  • 25 E. Salem St., Suite 600, Hackensack, NJ
  • Telephone for all locations — 201-210-0200
  • nhcac.org

Ridgewood Village Hall

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Annex

Hackensack Meridian Health System

Holy Name Medical Center

Paramus Board of Health

ShopRite Pharmacy #169

ShopRite Pharmacy of Rochelle Park

Haworth Apothecary

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