By: Follow South Jersey Staff
SEWELL, N.J. — Gloucester County officials say that by February 12, 2021, the Gloucester County Mega Vaccination Site will hit 50,000 total vaccinations.
To date, Gloucester County has vaccinated over 37,000 individuals at the Mega Vaccination Site at Rowan College of South Jersey.
“Since opening at the beginning of January, the site has been averaging about 2,500 shots a day,” Commissioner Director Robert M. Damminger said. “We’ve been working very hard to vaccinate as many individuals as we can at the Mega Site and we’re looking forward to hitting the 50,000-vaccination milestone.”
Since Wednesday, February 3, 2021, over 2,500 people have been vaccinated daily with the exception of Sunday, February 7, when the site was only open for second dose appointments,
At this time, Gloucester County is only able to vaccinate individuals in Phase 1A and Phase 1B which is preset by the State of New Jersey Department of Health.
If you are eligible but have not received your email to schedule your appointment, please check your junk email. If you did not receive an email asking you to schedule your appointment in your main or junk inboxes, officials are asking residents to please be patient.
If you come to the site with the intent to walk-in, there is no guarantee that you will receive a vaccine. Vaccines are only guaranteed to individuals with an appointment.
The Gloucester County Mega Vaccination Site is staged at Rowan College of South Jersey located at 1400 Tanyard Rd. Sewell 08080.
Residents can pre-register for the vaccine on the NJ Vaccine Scheduling System and you will be notified when an appointment is available to you: https://covidvaccine.nj.gov
For assistance with registering, please contact the State’s hotline at 855-568-0545. Operators are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Gloucester County Covid-19 Vaccine Hotline is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to answer any questions dial 856-218-4142.
Visit https://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/1168/COVID-19-Vaccinations for up to date information from the Gloucester County COVID-19 Mega Site.
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