Alert
East Windsor Township Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Township will continue to keep you informed of up to date information concerning the availability and accessibility to vaccines and updated vaccination locations.
Below are direct links to the various vaccine providers currently accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations:
The List of Statewide Vaccination Locations, which includes State "Mega-Sites" and state-designated Mercer County sites, can be found at here: https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/healthcare-worker-covid-19-vaccine-locations The number of vaccines available may vary, so you may need to check back several times if you are seeking an appointment at a specific location.
Anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccine is strongly encouraged to register with the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System (NJVSS): https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ If you experience an error or need help registering with the NJVSS, you can complete an online form https://covid19.nj.gov/forms/vaccine/vss-feedback or call NJ Hotline at (855) 568-0545. You will be notified when it is time for you to schedule an appointment. For State information about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and phasing priority: https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/vaccine
Seniors aged 75 and older can call the Senior NJ COVID Call Center hotline (856) 249-7007 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily to receive assistance with registering, scheduling, and rescheduling appointments.
As an increasing number of Americans are fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced recent changes to their recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. For specifics regarding their recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0308-vaccinated-guidelines.html
EAST WINDSOR UPDATE
East Windsor Township, in ongoing efforts to plan for the anticipated increase in vaccine availability, is maintaining a Covid-19 Vaccination Pre-Registration System, for local area clinics -- for Township residents 65 years of age and older and residents at risk -- who have not received or scheduled a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. This list will be used in the event the vaccine supply and opportunities become available in our local area. To access the form: https://www.east-windsor.nj.us/COVID-19_VACCINATION_REQUEST
MERCER COUNTY UPDATE
The Mercer County Department of Human Services, in partnership with the Mercer County Board of Social Services, has launched the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), to offer financial assistance toward unpaid rent or utility bills for renter households in Mercer County impacted by COVID-19. The application deadline is April 5, 2021. For more information https://www.mercercounty.org/departments/human-services/office-on-homeless-services/emergency-rental-assistance-program-erap or call (609) 389-3575.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY UPDATE
Governor Murphy has announced - that in accordance with recent NJ Department of Health recommendations, if masking and frequent hand washing can be maintained by students, educators, and support staff in a classroom, then full-time, in-person instruction can begin with the distance between students within that classroom reduced to three feet. The updated social distancing guidance applies to all elementary grade levels across all levels of community transmission risk. It also applies to middle and high school grades at low and moderate risk levels. For the entire NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for K-12 Schools: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/topics/NCOV/RecommendationsForLocalHealthDepts_K12Schools.pdf
New Jersey has extended through May 28 the application deadline for small business PPE discounts, through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's Small and Micro Businesses Person Protective Equipment (PPE) Access Program. For additional information and to apply: https://njeda.powerappsportals.us/en-US/ppe-create/
Beginning Monday, March 29, vaccine eligibility will be expanded for additional frontline essential workers in the restaurant, food processing and distribution industries, grocery personnel, warehouse workers, remaining eldercare workers, hospitality workers, election workers, clergy, postal and other shipping workers, and judicial system employees.
Mercer County has reported, as of March 24, 2021, there have been 61 new cases for a total of 28,150 confirmed COVID-19 Cases to date, and a total, sadly, of 863 deaths in Mercer County. All active cases are either at home self-isolating or admitted to the hospital. The State of New Jersey today reported 3,227 additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases for a current total of 774,100 cases, and 28 additional deaths for a total of 21,757 COVID-19 related deaths statewide. For all further information and data related to COVID-19 cases, go to the New Jersey official COVID-19 dashboard: https://covid19.nj.gov/
For general questions and concerns about COVID-19:
East Windsor Township Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
March 24, 2021
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATES
EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATES
EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP
The Township will continue to keep you informed of up to date information concerning the availability and accessibility to vaccines and updated vaccination locations.
Below are direct links to the various vaccine providers currently accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations:
- CVS https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine
- Walgreens https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp
- Rite Aid https://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier
- Wegmans https://www.wegmans.com/covid-vaccine-registration/
- Shop Rite https://covidinfo.reportsonline.com/covidinfo/ShopRite.html
- Walmart https://www.walmart.com/cp/1228302
- Sam's Club https://www.samsclub.com/pharmacy?xid=hdr_subscriptions-services_pharmacy
The List of Statewide Vaccination Locations, which includes State "Mega-Sites" and state-designated Mercer County sites, can be found at here: https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/healthcare-worker-covid-19-vaccine-locations The number of vaccines available may vary, so you may need to check back several times if you are seeking an appointment at a specific location.
Anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccine is strongly encouraged to register with the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System (NJVSS): https://covidvaccine.nj.gov/ If you experience an error or need help registering with the NJVSS, you can complete an online form https://covid19.nj.gov/forms/vaccine/vss-feedback or call NJ Hotline at (855) 568-0545. You will be notified when it is time for you to schedule an appointment. For State information about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and phasing priority: https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/vaccine
Seniors aged 75 and older can call the Senior NJ COVID Call Center hotline (856) 249-7007 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily to receive assistance with registering, scheduling, and rescheduling appointments.
As an increasing number of Americans are fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced recent changes to their recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. For specifics regarding their recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0308-vaccinated-guidelines.html
EAST WINDSOR UPDATE
East Windsor Township, in ongoing efforts to plan for the anticipated increase in vaccine availability, is maintaining a Covid-19 Vaccination Pre-Registration System, for local area clinics -- for Township residents 65 years of age and older and residents at risk -- who have not received or scheduled a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. This list will be used in the event the vaccine supply and opportunities become available in our local area. To access the form: https://www.east-windsor.nj.us/COVID-19_VACCINATION_REQUEST
MERCER COUNTY UPDATE
The Mercer County Department of Human Services, in partnership with the Mercer County Board of Social Services, has launched the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), to offer financial assistance toward unpaid rent or utility bills for renter households in Mercer County impacted by COVID-19. The application deadline is April 5, 2021. For more information https://www.mercercounty.org/departments/human-services/office-on-homeless-services/emergency-rental-assistance-program-erap or call (609) 389-3575.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY UPDATE
Governor Murphy has announced - that in accordance with recent NJ Department of Health recommendations, if masking and frequent hand washing can be maintained by students, educators, and support staff in a classroom, then full-time, in-person instruction can begin with the distance between students within that classroom reduced to three feet. The updated social distancing guidance applies to all elementary grade levels across all levels of community transmission risk. It also applies to middle and high school grades at low and moderate risk levels. For the entire NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for K-12 Schools: https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/documents/topics/NCOV/RecommendationsForLocalHealthDepts_K12Schools.pdf
New Jersey has extended through May 28 the application deadline for small business PPE discounts, through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's Small and Micro Businesses Person Protective Equipment (PPE) Access Program. For additional information and to apply: https://njeda.powerappsportals.us/en-US/ppe-create/
Beginning Monday, March 29, vaccine eligibility will be expanded for additional frontline essential workers in the restaurant, food processing and distribution industries, grocery personnel, warehouse workers, remaining eldercare workers, hospitality workers, election workers, clergy, postal and other shipping workers, and judicial system employees.
Mercer County has reported, as of March 24, 2021, there have been 61 new cases for a total of 28,150 confirmed COVID-19 Cases to date, and a total, sadly, of 863 deaths in Mercer County. All active cases are either at home self-isolating or admitted to the hospital. The State of New Jersey today reported 3,227 additional Confirmed COVID-19 Cases for a current total of 774,100 cases, and 28 additional deaths for a total of 21,757 COVID-19 related deaths statewide. For all further information and data related to COVID-19 cases, go to the New Jersey official COVID-19 dashboard: https://covid19.nj.gov/
For general questions and concerns about COVID-19:
- Call: 2-1-1
- Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
- Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
- Visit covid19.nj.gov for additional information
Instructions:
Follow the guidance of public health officials.
Address/Location
East Windsor Township
16 Lanning Blvd
East Windsor, NJ 08520
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-443-4000