For
Immediate Release:
February 3, 2021
County
to partner with Parker Family Health Center and Pilgrim Baptist Church to offer
COVID-19 vaccinations
RED BANK, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County
Commissioners is announcing their partnership with the Parker Family Health
Center and Pilgrim Baptist Church to offer COVID-19 vaccinations in Red Bank
beginning Thursday, Feb. 4.
“My fellow Commissioners and I are grateful for the
partnership with the Parker Family Health Center and Pilgrim Baptist Church and
their ability to assist with distributing vaccines to residents in Red Bank and
the surrounding communities,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone. “The
Board hopes that, through our community partnerships, we will be able to offer
vaccines in locations that are convenient for all of our Monmouth County
residents, many of whom rely on public transportation or walking to get where
they need to go.”
“As a Board, we feel that it is
incredibly important to fairly distribute the vaccines to our residents and
especially to the most vulnerable populations,” said Commissioner Deputy
Director Susan M. Kiley. “In order to do this, we need to make the vaccine
available at as many locations as we can and our partnership with the Parker Family Health Center
and Pilgrim Baptist Church is a big step in the right direction.”
“Parker Family Health Center is
pleased to be collaborating with the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and
the Monmouth County Health Department. With the County’s support, Parker Family
Health Center, a trusted community provider and an anchor institution in the
community, is looking forward to increasing access to the vaccine for the
underserved in Monmouth County,” said Suzy Dyer, Esq., CHC, Executive Director
of the Parker Family Health Center. “Parker is also pleased to be partnering
with Pastor Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church to increase awareness and access
to the vaccine and we would also like to thank our medical and non-medical
volunteers without whom we could not do what we do.”
“When agencies come together for
the wellness of the community, pretty great things happen,” said Pastor
Terrence K. Porter, Senior Minister of Pilgrim Baptist Church. “The reflection
of that in Red Bank is the great new partnership between the Parker Health
Center, the Monmouth County Health Department and Pilgrim Baptist Church.”
The Parker Family Health Center
will distribute 100 vaccines per week, which will be given by appointment only.
“The County will continue to offer
vaccines at the Monmouth County Agricultural Building in Freehold and at
Brookdale Community College,” said Commissioner Director Arnone. “The Board will
continue to work tirelessly
to distribute all vaccines as soon as they are received by the State and
continue to advocate for more vaccines to be given to Monmouth County
residents.”
Currently, in New Jersey, vaccines
are available to healthcare personnel, long-term care residents and staff,
first responders, individuals ages 65 and older as well as individuals ages
16-64 with medical conditions, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, which increase the risk of severe illness from the virus.
These conditions include:
Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Down Syndrome
- Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
- Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher but < 40 kg/m2)
- Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)
- Sickle cell disease
- Smoking
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Individuals who are pregnant and those in an immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant are also eligible but should follow CDC guidance and first discuss vaccination with their medical provider before receiving the vaccine.
Vaccines will be distributed at
Parker Family Health Center five days per week, including Saturday, and offer
later hours on Wednesdays. The hours, which are subject to change, will be as
follows: Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.;
Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To schedule an appointment for a
vaccine, residents may call the Parker Family Health Center at 732-212-0777 or
Pilgrim Baptist Church at 732-747-2348.
Residents who are eligible to receive the COVID-19
vaccine can also go to the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com and use the Monmouth County COVID-19
Vaccine Waitlist to be placed on the waitlist for an appointment for a
vaccine at the County’s vaccine sites in Freehold and Lincroft.
The next Phases to be vaccinated will be the
remainder of the essential workers and the general population.
Monmouth County does not know when New Jersey
Department of Health will allow for the next Phase to begin receiving vaccines.
For more information regarding the State’s phased
vaccine eligibility approach, go to covid19.nj.gov.
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