By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
“We are all set to go here once we get the vaccines,” Deputy County Administrator Dave Drumeler said during a press conference this afternoon.
Those seeking vaccination will drive up to tables where nurses will be stationed to administer the vaccine, before driving out of the building to another station where they will wait 15 minutes to see if an adverse reaction develops.
While they are waiting outside, another eight people will receive the vaccine.
“We anticipate getting faster at this as we go,” Drumeler added, noting that the whole process is done without the person being vaccinated having to leave their vehicle, which will have to be repeated for a second dose.
December 22, 2020 at 5:06 PM
HUDSON COUNTY - Healthcare professionals will have the capacity to vaccinate up to eight patients every 15 minutes at the USS Juneau Center, Office of Emergency Management, the site of Hudson County’s first COVID-19 vaccination site, officials shared Tuesday.
Capacity can be increased to up to 16 doses every 15 minutes as efforts to provide the recently approved Moderna vaccine expand to other categories of Hudson County residents, David Drumeler, Hudson County’s Deputy Business Administrator, told reporters.
Set to be operated by the Hudson Regional Health Commission (HRHC), the well thought out operation begins with a pre-registration process that will bring those seeking to be vaccinated to the site by personal automobile. After being directed by sheriff’s officers cars will be let in through bay doors eight at a time, each driver parking beside one of the stations set up and shutting off their engines. After being administered an injection,
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Hudson County to open vaccination facility
The site will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to essential healthcare workers first ×
Hudson County will begin distributing the vaccine to healthcare workers next week. Photo by Haris Mm / Shutterstock.com
Hudson County will open its first COVID-19 vaccination site at the USS Juneau Center, Office of Emergency Management in Kearny next week, according to Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise.
The center will be operated by the Hudson Regional Health Commission and overseen by the newly established Hudson County Vaccine Task Force, which will coordinate vaccine response across several county departments.
But just because the vaccination site will be up and running doesn’t mean the county will stop offering COVID-19 testing. It will continue to partner with Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus to provide tests.
Hudson County will open COVID-19 vaccination site at Kearny OEM location next week
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The vaccination site, located at the USS Juneau Center at 110 Hackensack Ave., will be operated by the Hudson Regional Health Commission and overseen by the newly established Hudson County Vaccine Task Force.
They will help coordinate vaccine response across several different county departments and autonomous agencies, as well as the community at large.
“Our nation has eagerly awaited the approval of a vaccine to combat the COVID-19 crisis and Hudson County has worked diligently for the past nine months to prepare for this moment,” DeGise said in a statement.
Hudson County to open COVID-19 vaccination site in Kearny
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Hudson County plans to open a COVID-19 vaccination site at the USS Juneau Center, Office of Emergency Management in Kearny next week, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise announced Tuesday.
The vaccination center, at 110 Hackensack Rd., will be operated by the Hudson Regional Health Commission and overseen by the newly established Hudson County Vaccine Task Force, which the DeGise will utilize to coordinate vaccine response across several different county departments and autonomous agencies, as well as the community at large.
Vaccines will be administered by appointment only and additional information about how eligible individuals can register to be vaccinated at the county site will be made available in the coming days, officials said.