This Percentage Of Hoboken Residents Are Now COVID Vaccinated

HOBOKEN, NJ — As of Monday, 42 percent of Hoboken residents and 49 percent of Hoboken adults (18 and over) had been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, according to the most recent information on the state's COVID-19 dashboard. Also, 85 percent of Hoboken residents 65 and over have finished their vaccinations.

As for the first shot: 52 percent of Hoboken of all ages, along with 61 percent of Hoboken adults (18 and over), and a whopping 94 percent of residents 65 and over have received at least their first shot.

The CDC said last week that it considers people "fully vaccinated" two weeks after their final shot.

In New Jersey, the three most vaccinated towns are Livingston, tiny Teterboro, and Millburn, according to NBC. Paramus, Haddonfield, and West Windsor followed close behind.

Studies have shown that the vaccine is at least 95 percent effective against the virus, and among those who still get it, it will reduce the chance of hospitalization and death.

But while the number of new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the virus as been declining, many people are just starting to get vaccinated, including teens, for whom it was only approved last week. READ MORE: FDA Approves COVID Vaccine For Kids 12+: What It Means In NJ

Last week, Hoboken announced that it would offer the Pfizer COVID Vaccine To Kids 12 And Over at its clinics.

Hudson County also is offering the Pfizer vaccine to kids 12 and up.

The CDC advised on Thursday that full vaccinated people — meaning, two weeks after their final shot — no longer had to wear masks, but included exceptions: "except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance."

See Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla's response here.

As of Monday, 582,000 Americans have died of the virus. You can see which states had the highest death toll in the past week on this CDC map, and see how each county is doing with this CDC link.

Hoboken's case and hospitalization numbers have been dropping, according to new statistics released Friday. READ MORE: Mayor Responds To Mask Guidance As COVID Cases Decline In Hoboken

Many still hospitalized

Statewide, the Department of health reported that from this past Thursday to Friday, 30 new deaths were confirmed due to the virus. There were 1,041 people battling it in New Jersey hospitals on Wednesday, 162 of those on ventilators.

The state's daily death toll has not yet declined to the level of Sept. 8, when only 2 deaths were reported in one day, after a summer of lockdowns.

On Thursday, Murphy Tweeted a positive update:

For the first time in over six months, our number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has fallen below 1,000. With our numbers trending in the right direction, we can continue fighting back against this virus if we all get vaccinated. — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) May 13, 2021

New Jersey's peak daily death toll on April 30, 2020 was 460 fatalities reported in one day. The state's daily death toll has not yet declined to the level of Sept. 8, when only 2 deaths were reported in one day.

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