NHCAC Offering Free Monkeypox Vaccine to Eligible Individuals

August 08, 2022
North Hudson Community Action Corporation has received 1,000 doses of Monkeypox (JYNNEOS) vaccines for distribution throughout Hudson County this week.
 
Persons eligible to receive Monkeypox vaccine are only gay and transgender men, men and women who engage in risky sexual behavior or have come in close contact with someone who has Monkeypox.
 
The vaccine is given in two doses, so people who receive vaccines in August must get a second dose four weeks later in September.
 
Vaccinations will be given from 1 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at the North Bergen Vaccine and Resource Center, 9243 Kennedy Blvd. Registration is fast and easy online through
https://nhcac.org/northhudsonmonkeypox/nb-vaccine-and-resource-center/. Walk-ins will also be accepted with onsite registration.
 
The privacy of all registrants and vaccine recipients will be protected, but applicants must provide photo ID. There will be no charge to recipients for the vaccine or its distribution.
 
Vaccinations will also be given 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Aug. 8 through 11 at the North Hudson campus of Hudson County Community College, 4800 Kennedy Boulevard, West New York, and the Journal Square campus at 70 Sip Avenue, Jersey City.
 
In addition, vaccinations will be given at the East Newark Recreation Center Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at the Kearny Health Department Friday, Aug. 12, from 1 to 6 p.m.