NJ Secretary of Agriculture Doug Fisher, per this attached memo, encourages farmers to participate in a brief online survey to sign up farmworkers for COVID-19 vaccinations. As stated, once the information is received by the Department of Health, it will be routed to a local Health official who will contact the farmer to schedule vaccinations on the farm or at a standing location. Please complete the survey by March 23, 2021.
Please find the memo here:
Dear Agricultural Employer,
Effective March 15, 2021, migrant farm workers are eligible to receive the vaccine. In an effort to help migrant farm workers access the vaccine and continue to support the agriculture industry and food chain in New Jersey, an agricultural vaccine program is being created to partner farms with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to help vaccinate you and your workforce.
If your business participates, all adults aged 18 years or older who live or work on the farm will be eligible to receive the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine, administered by FQHCs. If you are interested in joining a vaccination program tailored to the needs of the agricultural community, please sign up at the website. Since interest is quite high, we ask that you complete the survey by Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Outside of this dedicated agricultural vaccine program, effective March 29, 2021, you and your non-migrant workforce are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rutgers University
State University of New Jersey