83 Percent Of Hudson County Teens are Vaccinated, The Highest Percentage In NJ

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Hudson County leads the state in vaccination rates among 12-to-17 year olds at 83 percent. Hudson County is also now third in the state in overall one-dose vaccination rates at 87 percent.

In his daily COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, Governor Phil Murphy commended the work that Hudson County has done to get so many young people vaccinated. The Hudson County Vaccine Task Force has made a point to partner closely with schools in their efforts to increase vaccination rates among teenagers, working with superintendents, and coordinating vaccination clinics at several schools as part of the “Vax to School” campaign.

"Ensuring that our kids can go back to school safely has been one of our highest priorities and our team has worked tirelessly since 12-17 year olds became eligible for the vaccine to reach this point,” said County Executive DeGise.

Jersey City pushed a successful vaccination campaign this summer for students in its high schools, offering free tickets to the Summer Jam concert. The two winning schools had 241 students and 178 students, respectively, each come through the vaccination sites to try to win tickets.

“I am so proud of our team and of all of Hudson County’s residents,” said Carrie Nawrocki, Executive Director of Hudson Regional Health Commission. “We have been relentless in our work to ensure that everyone has access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and that work is certainly paying off."

The county is continuing its push to promote vaccination and will offer booster shots at the Hudson County vaccine site in Kearny, starting Monday.