Essex County Will Distribute Coronavirus Vaccine In 4 Towns

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County officials are planning to set up four regional coronavirus vaccination centers when an approved COVID-19 treatment finally reaches New Jersey.

On Friday, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced the locations of the centers that will be giving out the COVID-19 vaccine, which will be distributed on a county basis.

Each site will service residents of certain municipalities. Residents from each town can only go to the site that is designated for them (see below).

The only exception will be for residents of Newark, a city that has seen 45 percent of the county’s cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Friday. Newark residents can go to any of the four sites, DiVincenzo said.

The sites include:

• LIVINGSTON - Livingston Mall (old Sears), 112 Eisenhower Parkway. Serving Livingston, Belleville, Maplewood, Millburn, Newark, Orange and South Orange.
• NEWARK – Essex County College, 303 University Avenue (gym entrance on West Market Street). Serving Newark, East Orange and Irvington.
• WEST CALDWELL – West Caldwell Tech, 620 Passaic Avenue. Serving West Caldwell, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Newark, North Caldwell and Roseland
• WEST ORANGE – 235 Prospect Avenue (old Kmart). Serving West Orange, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Montclair, Newark, Nutley and Verona.

According to DiVincenzo, Essex County residents will be able to make appointments for vaccinations “once they are available.” The sites will be open Mondays to Saturdays.

Residents will be asked to provide their medical insurance information and their insurance provider will be billed $16.94 for the first dose and $28.39 for the second dose. If residents don’t have insurance, the cost of the vaccine will be covered by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Provider Relief Funds.

There will be no out of pocket expenses to residents, DiVincenzo said.

Vaccinations will be given in two doses at two, separate appointments. It’s “critical” that residents attend both appointments, DiVincenzo wrote.

The county executive has been touring the sites with local officials over the past weeks.

• See related article: Mega Vaccination Center Proposed At Ex-Sears Store In Livingston
• See related article: Coronavirus Vaccination Center Coming To Old Kmart In West Orange

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