New Jersey Nonprofit Conducts COVID-19 Vaccine Drive in Collaboration with Indian-Owned Pharmacy Group
- The Indian Health Camp of New Jersey hosts two events with Ritesh Shah of Legacy Pharmacy Group in Bridgewater and South Brunswick.
Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ) organized COVID-19 vaccine drives at Balaji Temple in Bridgewater on May 1, and at the Swaminarayan Temple in South Brunswick on May 8. Approximately 100 people received vaccinations, offered by Ritesh Shah of Legacy Pharmacy Group – Bayshore and Ramtown Pharmacy.
Both temple management and their volunteers provided their support and services to this worthy cause. South Brunswick Mayor Charles Carley, Deputy Mayor Joe Camarota, former Mayor of Montgomery Township Sadaf Jaffer and South Brunswick School Board Member Joyce Mehta were among the elected officials who attended the vaccine drive. A proclamation from South Brunswick Mayor and Council was presented during the vaccine drive on May 8.
Ritesh Shah, owner of four independent pharmacies in Central Jersey and CEO of Legacy Pharmacy Group, a group purchasing organization for independent pharmacies has been practicing pharmacy in New Jersey for more than 20 years. When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in 2020, he and his team began setting up testing stations in their pharmacies and other locations in the communities.
Dr. Mona Mody, Dr. Prema Prasad, Asha Shah, IHCNJ Vice President, Shirish Parekh, Avani Patel and Peggy Rizzo of Ramtown Pharmacy and Nelly Fuzaylov and Aleena Mehdi of Bayshore Pharmacy extended their services during the drives.
During this unprecedented time of public health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic which affected millions of Americans and more than 580,000people succumbed to the illness in the U.S., the IHCNJ has continued to provide their services in the community since early 2020.
