Late last week (on March 27, 2021), Governor Murphy announced
the expansion of eligibility for vaccines to more
frontline essential workers and high-risk groups in New
Jersey's COVID-19 vaccination program.
Eligible groups include individuals ages 55-64,
individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, higher education educators and staff, and
communications and utility infrastructure workers among
others.
Beginning Monday, April 5, the following groups
are eligible for vaccination:
Individuals ages 55-64;
Individuals ages 16 and up with intellectual and
developmental disabilities;
Educators, including support staff, in higher education
settings;
Communications infrastructure support, including engineers, and technicians, and members of the press;
Real estate, building, and home service workers, including construction workers, code officials, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, property management, and maintenance workers;
Retail financial institution workers, including bank tellers, lending services, public accounting, and check-cashing workers;
Sanitation workers providing disinfection and janitorial services, city sanitation workers; residential, commercial, and industrial solid and hazardous waste removal workers;
Laundry service workers, including those working in laundromats, laundry services, and dry cleaners;
Utility workers including, electrical generation and supply system, natural gas delivery, nuclear power plant, water supply, telephone, cable/fiber/optical/broadband/cellular service workers; and,
Librarians and support staff at municipal, county, and state libraries.
For more information about eligibility, statewide vaccination site locations, and to preregister for a vaccination, visit https://covid19.nj.gov/vaccine.
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