Kearny, NJ – 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 gay and transgender men, men and women who engage in risky sexual behavior, and persons who have come in close contact with someone who has Monkeypox.

Because the vaccine is given in two doses, people who receive vaccines in August must get a second dose four weeks later in September.

It will be fast and easy for people to register online through https://nhcac.org/northhudsonmonkeypox/ but walk-ins will be accepted with on-site registration.

Vaccinations will be given 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Thursday, August 8th through 11th at the Journal Square campus of Hudson County Community College, 70 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, and the North Hudson campus at 4800 Kennedy Boulevard, West New York.

Vaccinations will be given at the East Newark Recreation Center, 44 Central Avenue, East Newark, on Wednesday and Thursday, August 10th and 11th, from 9 am to 4 pm, and at the Kearny Health Department, 645 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, on Friday, August 12th, from 1 pm to 6 pm.

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.