Source: CBS News The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is fining Bank of America (BOA) $225 million for bungling the distribution of unemployment benefits amid the pandemic, and are ordering the bank to compensate more than 100,000 people in New Jersey and a dozen other states as a result. In addition, the […]
Source: NorthJersey.com New Jersey’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising once again — but it’s not surprising in the wake of spring weather and its holiday and travel-related activities. Public health officials said that while the virus’ BA.2 variant continues to spread rapidly this spring, it’s not causing anywhere near the severe outcomes that the […]
Source: New Jersey Patch Edison Hackensack Meridian Health has again restricted visitation guidelines at its buildings, as COVID-19 cases increase once more in the Garden State. All Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals are at a Risk Level Yellow as of April 21, the health system said. This means each inpatient admission may have one visitor, with […]
Source: TapInto.net New Jersey In late December, COVID-19 was wreaking havoc again and state health officials were worried. The omicron variant was causing some of the highest case levels since the start of the pandemic, hospital beds were filling up, and nurses and other health care workers were getting sick or quarantining because of exposure. […]
Source: NorthJersey.com Paterson’s city education officials launched student vaccination clinics at 11 schools on Monday, with an emphasis on increasing vaccine rates among children ages 5 through 11. “Children are being given permission slips to take home for their parents to sign concerning receiving the vaccination shots,” Schools Superintendent Eileen Shafer said. “We believe that […]
Sources: Patch.com New Jersey; NJ Spotlight News Governor Phil Murphy has tested positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon, as part of a regularly-scheduled testing regime, Governor Murphy took a rapid antigen test that came back positive for COVID-19,” Communications Director Mahen Gunaratna said yesterday. He subsequently took a PCR test, which also came back positive and […]