Weehawken has vaccinated 55 percent of its adult🐠s, according to a COVID-19 update, administering doses to eligible residents at a joint site with Un꧑ion City and the North Hudson Community Action Corp.
“We can do better! We must do better! Herd Immunity requires 70 to 80 percent of the adult population to be vaccinated,” Mayor Richard Turner said.
Call 201-319-6005 or go to to register. The township has been🌳 offering walk-in vဣaccinations at popup sites.
For more informa💫tion, visit and social media pages.
Other locations
Weehawken residents can get vaccinate in West New York at Holy Name Medical Center at the 🔜Memorial High School gymnasium, Broadway and 55th Street.
T𓃲o register, visit or . The site is distributing the Pfizer vaccine.
To register at t🙈he Hudson County Vaccination Distribution Center, go to . To register at one of the state’s vaccination mega-si🌟tes go to .
By the numbers
Active🌳 COVID-19 cases in Weehawken are on the decline.
The township currently has 129 active cases, 1,387 recoveries, and 29 death🍸s as of May 12. The case count is down from around൲ a peak of 190 in April.
Testing is available to residents at the joint testing site betwe🧜en Weehawken and Union City on 36th Street between Bergenline Ave. and Kennedy Blvd. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Frida๊ys, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m; Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments required.
Restrictions lifted
A number of things have reopened to the public without the need for an appointment, including the Municipal Building, the Parking Authority, and the Public Library. The township’s curfew has been lifted.
But the Sta🎃te of Emergency remains in effect. The Municipal court is still virtual. The shuttle is still suspended.
The state has lifted 𒐪restrictions, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announce that fully vaccinated residents no longer need to wear masks except when required😼 by law.
Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign an executive order that would remove the fixed, percentage-based capacity limits on establishments, including restaurants, gyms, retail businesses, churches, while also ending all outdoor gathering limits. Mask wearing and social distancing will stayও in place.
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