[GCARC] FYI local Covid vaccine update

[Agustin Neron Properties LLC]

Hello all,
I thought I would share my very positive experience today getting the Pfizer covid vaccine locally at Rowan College (formerly GCC). I had signed up at the NJ portal about 10 days ago (here is the link https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ ). I am 68 years old which alone is enough to qualify me for category 1b, but I also have 4 additional risk factors. I received an initial email saying I would be notified of the site list. Sure enough I received it, and it contained a useful link to schedule my appointment with a search engine for available appointments at all the sites in NJ  (you had to set the parameter to search up to 100 miles from your zip code to maximize this).
I kept checking every day and there will be appointment times showing at the various sites that someone else may be grabbing at the same time as you and you will get an error that it is not available. But you have to keep refreshing the page and trying frequently. They are constantly updating both available sites as well as aJust last night a list available appointment times for those sites. 10 appointment slots showed up for Rowan. I grabbed one for today at 10A and it let me confirm it!
I showed up today about 915A to be safe. It's a fairly long walk from Lot E to the check in building but they have golf cart security guys to shuttle you if you need it. The entire process from start to finish was about 30 minutes, not bad, steady stream of patients, and check in was handled by the NJ National Guard.
When you get the vaccine, they give you a CDC official card, showing the details, which you need to keep to bring back for your 2nd shot. Because you registered through their system, they will automatically book your 2nd dose appointment and you will receive another email with the date/time to show up and it has to be at the same site.

I think I've included all the details you might need, just email me if you have any questions.

Stay healthy, be safe, and get that vaccine!

73 Darrell AB2E