At a drive-through vaccination facility in the Hudson County town of Kearny, dozens of masked, trained nurses, EMTs, support staff and sheriff's deputies process 12 cars every 20 minutes, with at least one patient sitting in each car, on site to receive a dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Governor visits Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center
County continues to vaccinate residents as state hopes for more doses ×
Governor Phil Murphy visited the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center in Kearny on Jan. 26 with Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise.
On January 29, federal, state, and county health officials reported that Hudson County was at very high risk for COVID-19.
Before this dire warning, on Jan. 26, Gov. Phil Murphy, U.S. Representatives Albio Sires and Bill Pascrell, and New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli joined Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise at the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center to provide local, state, and federal updates on efforts to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals. Murphy, Pascrell, and DeGise met with Hudson County residents as they received their first doses at the USS Juneau Center in Kearny.
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Second doses mean some folks are good to go.
On Jan. 20, the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center began administering its second round of the COVID-19 vaccines.
According to the county executive, roughly 40 frontline healthcare workers in Phase 1A were among those to receive their second doses at the USS Juneau Center with hundreds more scheduled for later this week.
The county-run site was scheduled to administer nearly 1,000 vaccinations on Jan. 20 alone.
“As we begin administering second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, we are once again reaching new milestones in our fight against this virus,” said Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise. “The men and women who have been inoculated at our county-run vaccination center are among some of our finest frontline heroes who have been working to keep us safe and healthy since day one. We are continuing to make progress in the right direction, and Hudson County will continue its robust vaccination efforts until every e
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Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center reaches new milestone ×
Since opening last month the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center has now administered 94 percent of the vaccines it has received, well above the state’s recommended 60 percent threshold.
On Friday, Jan. 15, it began offering vaccinations to seniors and residents with underlying health conditions.
“Over the past three weeks, the Hudson County Vaccine Task Force has been working around the clock to administer COVID-19 vaccines to our healthcare workers and first responders,” said Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise. “Because of the dedication and commitment of our frontline heroes, our county-operated vaccination center is surpassing all state goals. We will continue to expand our operations to ensure that every Hudson County resident has access to this lifesaving vaccine when they become eligible.”
‘We’re kind of pacing ourselves’: Hudson County exceeds state vaccine expectations
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
Myrna Pastoriza-Katzner, a public health/infection control nurse, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Helena Abraham, of Bergenfield, a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) center nutritionist, as Rita Knause, chief medical officer, looks on at the North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center in Union City on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
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Hudson County’s vaccination program is outpacing state expectations, having distributed roughly 70% of its first shipment of vaccines.
The county has received 1,700 doses of vaccines from the state, and as of Wednesday, had administered 1,160 of them at the Hudson Regional Health Commission’s vaccination site in Kearny. The state expected the county to have distributed 60% of its first shipment by now, officials said.