New Coronavirus Vaccination Center To Open In Summit Monday

SUMMIT, NJ — The city of Summit, in partnership with Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center, will open the Summit Community Center on Monday as a location to administer coronavirus vaccines. Any New Jersey resident can register starting this Monday, but they must be in eligibility Phases 1A and 1B.

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The process requires people to register to receive a vaccination appointment alert at https://www.atlantichealth.org. When a vaccine is available, Atlantic Health System will send a notification to schedule an appointment at the Summit location or another in the Atlantic Health System.

Phases 1A and 1B include health care workers and staffs, nursing home workers and residents, and lab and funeral workers. 1B includes certain other essential workers (like police and firefighters), people 65 and over, and people 16-65 with certain chronic medical conditions.

At this time, vaccine supply is extremely limited and appointments will only be made available to eligible recipients as supply allows. To learn more about who is eligible, visit covid19.nj.gov.

The Summit location is 100 Morris Ave.

Vaccinations will be by appointment only beginning on Monday and will administered Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when vaccine supplies are available. No walk-ins will be accepted.

Those with an appointment are asked to arrive no sooner than 15 minutes before their scheduled time. Wearing a mask and social distancing will be required.

For parking and additional instructions, please visit the Atlantic Health System website or visit the City of Summit online.

Senior citizens and residents without internet access may call the Department of Community Services at 908-277-2932 for assistance with signing up for a vaccination alert notification. Please do not contact the DCP to schedule an appointment; they will only be assisting people without internet access to receive a vaccination appointment alert notification. All appointments will be scheduled through Atlantic Health System.

The state notes: "Vaccination phases are tentative and subject to change. The movement between vaccination eligibility phases may be fluid. One phase may overlap with another. Not all individuals in each phase will be vaccinated before opening to additional groups, and not all groups within a specific phase will be made eligible to receive the vaccine at the same time."

To see an updated list from the state of New Jersey of other Union County vaccination locations, click here: COVID-19 Vaccination Site List In Union County.

Note that your local doctor's offices, pharmacies, and hospitals also may have separate lists and registration procedures. Watch your local Patch for more stories on vaccinations and coronavirus numbers.

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