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Covid-19 Coronavirus
Largest school district in NJ requiring masks for new school year
School districts in New Jersey have been able to make their own rules about masks since early March.
How much risk does the COVID vaccine pose to NJ student-athletes?
A CDC advisement about myocarditis and pericarditis appears to be at the heart of a "more precautionary" approach to student-athlete sports physicals being taken by a practice in Lake Hopatcong.
Life expectancy plummets in New Jersey
Most New Jersey residents will not live to see their 80th birthday.
NJ facing 41 lawsuits from veterans home workers over COVID decisions
The suits say decisions made by the state eventually resulted in the deaths of almost 200 residents and two employees.
COVID vaccine rates are ‘stagnant’ in NJ nursing homes, group says
Nursing homes proved particularly vulnerable at the onset of the virus in New Jersey.
Delinquent Passaic Valley Water accounts in NJ to be shut off Monday
Those experiencing financial hardship are instructed to contact the utility's customer service department about the possibility of setting up a no-interest payment plan that would avoid disruption of service.
NJ unemployment rate down in July, COVID job losses 99% recovered
However, the preliminary figure of 3.7% is still two-tenths of a percentage point above the current national rate.
Mask and Vax rules to remain at Rutgers University
Rutgers students will be required to wear a mask for all indoor classes when the new semester begins
After pressure, NJ to end COVID-19 mandate for schools, state workers
The mandates will end immediately for schools and child care facilities while the state worker testing mandate ends Sept. 1, according to a report.
Murphy urged by both sides of NJ aisle to stop school COVID tests
Democratic Sen. Vin Gopal is joining Republican Sen. Kristin Corrado in calling for an end to testing unvaccinated teachers and school employees.
Post-COVID, NJ bosses getting more in tune with how workers work
And from the workers' perspective, opening up to supervisors about certain concerns may now be easier following transitions to remote and hybrid work.
Learning remotely, but NJ college students still required to get COVID booster
Rutgers University does not require students taking a full online program to receive the COVID-19 vaccination but students learning remotely do have to take the shot including boosters.