Hudson County launches COVID-19 vaccine awareness campaign
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise launched a new public awareness campaign featuring county residents, designed to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly in communities of color.
The first video features Hudson County Director of Health & Human Services Darice Toon talking about why she decided to get the vaccine.
“Darice Toon’s message to Hudson County residents is both simple and powerful: ‘trust the science, be a part of the solution,’ and I commend her for speaking out about this incredibly important issue,” DeGise said. “In order to beat back this pandemic, we will need as many people as possible to get vaccinated, and that means confronting some very real and historically justified fears, particularly in Black and Latino communities. That’s exactly why this campaign is so important and why we are excited to start it today.”
Hudson County workers donate time to help families suffering this holiday season
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Hudson County employees pack boxes of food items at the Community Foodbank to NJ at the group s facility in Hillside. on Saturday, Dec. 19 2020. (Hudson County photo)EJA
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By The Jersey Journal
A group of Hudson County employees and family members volunteered to package more than 500 boxes of food items to help the less fortunate during the holiday season, county officials said.
The group assembled at the Community Foodbank facility in Hillside as part of the “Day of Action” campaign and put together 532 boxes that contained storable protein, baking supplies, snacks, cereal, drinks and many other shelf stable items, county spokesman Jim Kennelly said. Some of the boxes weighed more than 40 pounds.