By John Heinis/Hudson County View
According to COVID Act Now, a 501(c)(3) non-profit group that provides coronavirus data for locations nationwide, Hudson County has the worst vaccination rate among New Jersey’s 21 counties, with just 8.3 percent of their population receiving their first shot.
CAN notes that their overall data is compiled from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the New York Times, and state and county health boards.
On the other hand, the New Jersey Department of Health takes a look at the volume in each county, with Hudson ranking 11th out of 21 counties with 81,931 vaccines administered to date – 57,275 first doses and 24,464 second doses.