[GCARC] FYI local Covid vaccine update

[Christopher Wawak]

Can you try calling the State of NJ Covid Vaccine support hotline? My wife
says they are able to help in cases where people have issues online.

855-568-0545

Finally, this seems like a trustworthy Twitter account to follow the
various vaccination opportunities.

https://mobile.twitter.com/C19VaxxUpdates


73 Chris KC2IEB

On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 6:31 PM JOHN HILL <john.e.hill at comcast.net> wrote:

> Interesting!  I just registered my wife and I a second time and was
> advised that we are not eligible yet.
>
> How does that make sense when we are 80 and 81 respectively?
>
> We answered No to the Are you employed question and the Is your immune
> system compromised question.
>
> Apparently the difference is due to the answer to one or both of those
> questions.
>
> Amy ideas?
>
> John W2HUV
>
> > On 01/28/2021 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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-- Chris