[GCARC] FYI local Covid vaccine update

[Tony Starr]

Darrell,

The only category that I have ever heard anyone make a reference to is
"Category 1b".  How many other categories are there, and how many of those
qualify for these appointments?

Tony_K3TS

On Jan 28, 2021 2:40 PM, "Agustin Neron Properties LLC" <ab2e at comcast.net>
wrote:

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

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