Woodbridge The Only Town In County To Have COVID Vaccine

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge remains the only town in Middlesex County to have the coronavirus vaccine, and has been administering it daily to those in category 1a.

Since Dec. 29, Woodbridge has been giving out the vaccine at the Woodbridge Health Center, next to the library. It was the state Dept. of Health that reached out to the Woodbridge Township Health Department to see if Woodbridge would give out the vaccine.

Woodbridge is only permitted to offer the vaccine to healthcare workers who live or work in Woodbridge Twp. Right now, vaccines are only available to those in 1a, which includes EMTs, healthcare workers, police officers and firefighters. Please call 732-855-0600 extension 5004 if you live or work in Woodbridge and are in this category and would like to schedule an appointment.

Woodbridge is still looking for any doctors or nurses who want to help them give out the vaccine: If you have a medical license and would like to assist administering the vaccine on a paid per diem basis please call: 732-855-0600 extension 5026 and ask for Kim.

"We are the only municipality in the county offering the vaccine and one of only a handful in the state," said Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac. "Which speaks to the quality of our professional staff including our nurses and doctors.

Woodbridge had 216 new cases of coronavirus over this past weekend, Jan. 9 and 10.

Related: Middlesex Co. Weekly COVID Cases Up 12 Percent: See Town Updates (Jan. 9)