Amid the Biden administration's plans to provide smaller doses of the Pfizer inoculation to the age group, New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said that the state's goal "is to make it as accessible and convenient as possible,” to get those shots into arms.
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Murphy order requires COVID vaccine for state contractors
The governor had no estimate on how many workers the move would affect, but suggested that it would climb to the thousands over time.
Read More »NJ to cover rent costs for small businesses growing post-COVID
Mom and pop shops aiming to recover and expand following the COVID-19 pandemic can start applying this week for a $10 million pot of money meant to help cover leasing fees.
Read More »Deadline arrives Monday for state, higher ed workers to get COVID vaccine (updated)
The mandates are part of an effort by the Murphy administration to overcome resistance to the inoculation, which helped fuel delta variant outbreaks in the late summer and early fall.
Read More »CDC holiday guidance calls for COVID vaccine, masks indoors
Pared down directives still advocate strongly for face coverings, staying outdoors and getting the COVID shot as a means to minimize risk and keep your family and friends safer.
Read More »Treat, not trick: Halloween trick-or-treating safe, Fauci says
The nation’s top infectious disease expert pretty much reiterated Gov. Phil Murphy's stance on the holiday: “[E]njoy it, this is the time that children love,” adding that getting the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the holiday is an “extra degree of protection.”
Read More »Merck asks feds for emergency approval of COVID antiviral pill (updated)
Molnupiravir, an investigational oral medicine, has had positive results in its clinical trial. If authorized, it could be the first treatment of its kind for COVID-19.
Read More »Still not the season to be jolly
With the holidays approaching, and the CDC's flub on issuing guidance for a socially distanced holiday season, that was since recalled, one thing is clear: COVID-19 will continue to be on people’s minds through the end of the year, and it has businesses and public health experts wary.
Read More »NJ COVID patients drop below 1,000 for 1st time since August
As of Oct. 6, there were 986 hospitalizations—the last time the number was under 1,000 was on Aug. 23, when the state’s 71 acute-care hospitals logged 982 patients, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
Read More »BD increases manufacturing capacity to support US vaccination preparedness
New syringe and needle lines at one of the company's Nebraska plants, completed as part of a public-private partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, will provide the federal government with priority access to hundreds of millions of pieces of equipment.
Read More »NJ adding another $10M for COVID-hit businesses’ rent costs
Companies currently involved in the state-run Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant Program can qualify for rent relief grants of up to $10,000.
Read More »CDC rolls back guidance on COVID holiday travel, gatherings
"The page had a technical update on Friday, but doesn’t reflect the CDC’s guidance ahead of this upcoming holiday season," the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement to several news outlets. “CDC will share additional guidance soon.”
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