Full Notification

Below is the corrected update from Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla on COVID-19. The previous update had the incorrect age group eligibility.

Vaccine clinics available

In partnership with the Hudson Regional Health Commission and Medicine Man Pharmacy & Compounding, there will be two vaccine and booster clinics this week that will provide the new updated boosters to children between the ages of 6 and 11, as recently authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the City and Medicine Man Pharmacy & Compounding will have an updated booster clinic from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 605 Jackson St. The clinic will offer Moderna updated boosters for newly eligible children between the ages of 6 and 11 who received their vaccine or updated booster at least two months ago as well as the updated Pfizer and Moderna booster for those 12 years old and older who received their primary vaccine or booster at least two months ago. 

Appointments are required. They can be booked online at www.hobokennj.gov/medicinemanvaccine.     

The Hudson Regional Health Commission will have a clinic at 605 Jackson St. from 3 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. The clinic will offer Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, J&J/Janssen, and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines as well as updated Pfizer and Moderna boosters including updated Moderna boosters to community members 6 years old and older. The clinic will also offer the seasonal flu vaccine to individuals over the age of 18.  

Appointments are recommended, but not required as walk-ins will be accepted. To make an appointment, go to www.hudsoncovidvax.org/.      

As a reminder, those seeking a vaccine or booster can mix and match the type of booster they receive with the vaccine they received. I encourage all those eligible to get the updated booster as we head into the colder fall and winter months.  

Residents can check and see if they are eligible for their booster by clicking here.  
 
Updated Pfizer boosters to those between the ages of 5 and 11 will become available once the City receives its shipment.
 
Recent cases

Oct. 1: 12  
Oct. 2: 1  
Oct. 3: 7  
Oct. 4: 4  
Oct. 5: 10  
Oct. 6: 8  
Oct. 7: 21  
Oct. 8: 28  
Oct. 9: 4  
Oct. 10: 8   
Oct. 11: 6  
Oct. 12: 9  
Oct. 13: 12   
Oct. 14: 10

There have been a total of 14,046 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hoboken since the pandemic began. The City has had a total of 67 fatalities. Hoboken University Medical Center is currently treating four individuals with COVID-19. Three are Hoboken residents. One resident was vaccinated and boosted and the other two were not vaccinated.  

Update from the Hoboken Health Department      

• Cases are being investigated on a priority basis 18 years of age and under, at high risk, and over 65 years old      
• Cases are associated with community widespread in camps, daycare, social gatherings, travel, and work      
• Our regional Community Transmission level is currently Low Risk.      
• New testing recommendations based on past infection dates, test types, and the development of new symptoms or need for testing is available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html     
• The CDC recommends that everyone who is eligible—including those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised—receive one dose of the updated (bivalent) booster if it has been at least 2 months since their last dose of a COVID-19 vaccine (either the final primary series dose or a monovalent booster)  
• As a reminder, vaccine recipients can mix brands from the primary series. For example, a 9-year-old who completed the Moderna primary series can receive a Pfizer-BioNTech updated booster.   

Ages of recent cases

The following is the breakdown of recent positive COVID-19 cases by age group since the last update provided on Oct. 2, 2022:

0-11: 12   
12-19: 15   
20-29: 27
30-39: 26
40-49: 15
50-59: 18
60-69: 12
70+: 15

Vaccination rate update

Below is the vaccination rate for Hoboken according to the NJDOH:

All ages: > 90% (first dose)
12 and over: >90% (first dose)
18 and over: >90% (first dose)
30 and over: >90% (first dose)
65 and over: >90% (first dose)

All ages: 84% (second dose)
12 and over: 86% (second dose)
18 and over: 83% (second dose)
30 and over: >90% (second dose)
65 and over: >90% (second dose)

The State has not provided municipalities with booster numbers.  

Sincerely,

Ravi S. Bhalla 
Mayor