State puts Hudson County in charge of distributing vaccines to local health departments Updated Jan 22, 2021; Posted Jan 22, 2021 Dr. Anna Padykula injects Victor Carrico with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Hartung Recreation/Health Center in Kearny on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2020. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal) Facebook Share The state has left it to Hudson County officials to distribute next week’s allotment of COVID-19 vaccine doses to its municipalities, county officials confirmed. The decision is a departure from the normal supply chain, in which the doses are provided by the federal government to the state, which in turn distributes them to local health departments or county-run vaccination sites.