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Health Officer Janet Castro (center) has been pivotal to the vaccine rollout in North Bergen.
North Bergen has issued over 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines to residents, according to the township. The number includes vaccinations administered through the local site as well as other sites that the Health Department administers through a shared services agreement.
Under the leadership of Health Officer Janet Castro, the township site opened in January along with partner sites in Union City, Secaucus, Weehawken and Harrison. Those sites are now open to residents 16 and older for Pfizer vaccines, and 18 or older for Moderna.
“I’m incredibly proud of the work that Janet Castro and her team have done to protect North Bergen residents as well as our neighbors in other nearby communities by efficiently administering over 40,000 vaccines,” said Mayor Nicholas Sacco. “The shared service agreement we created to administer Health Department services in Union City, Secaucus, Weehawken and Harrison has been tested like we never envisioned over the past year, and it’s clear that it not only saves taxpayers money, it has helped keep Hudson County safe.”