Judith Persichilli

Three men — two in their 50s, one in his 80s, were all hospitalized after testing positive for the illness, health officials confirm.

New Jersey has nearly doubled its number of sites for monkeypox vaccination — widening access as the number of confirmed cases of the virus approached 300.

With more than 40 confirmed or probable cases, the state has widened its access to the vaccine used to help patients try and avoid some of the rare virus' symptoms.

Hospitalizations keep rising, but new positive cases have been heading downward- Gov. Phil Murphy said it’s too soon to know if this is an actual trend

Most children do not have serious symptoms from the virus, but health officials say we can’t predict which ones will, so vaccination is the best defense

Gov. Phil Murphy says omicron is ‘crazy transmissible” as the state prepares for hospitalizations to shoot to the highest level ever

Hospitals and nursing homes have been directed to develop crisis plans to deal with staff shortages caused by the omicron variant

New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli says multiple factors, including nurse burnout, are to blame.

As the state confirmed the variant of concern has arrived, here's the latest questions and answers — does it appear easier to spread, and do vaccines seem to work against it?

Gov. Phil Murphy suggests as vaccination rates rise for kids, requiring masks in school could start to be dropped, perhaps as soon as 2 months from now

Gov. Phil Murphy and the State Health Commissioner vow to be ready to give kids shots at school, doctor’s offices, pharmacies and local, county and state sites.

The state Health Commissioner says the uptick should be within a range that can be handled by the NJ hospital system