Source: TapInto.net Owner of the It’s Greek to Me restaurant Paul Vagianos is a self-proclaimed germaphobe. The Ridgewood restaurant is now requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to eat inside. Proof could be a physical vaccination card, a picture of your card or an online pass. “My North star in all of this has been […]
Source: TapInto New Jersey There was a rally at a Middlesex County elementary school Friday morning consisting of about 150 protesters who were voicing their opposition to Governor Phil Murphy’s latest statewide requirement for students to be masked when they return to school this year. Protestors wearing a variety of shirts with slogans that included […]
Source: The Trentonian What should you know about the delta variant? It’s the most contagious coronavirus mutant so far in the pandemic, but COVID-19 vaccines still provide strong protection against it. Nearly all hospitalizations and deaths are among the unvaccinated. Still, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited the delta’s surge for its […]
Source: NJ.com A day after federal officials tightened coronavirus mask guidance, Gov. Phil Murphy and the state’s top health official said Wednesday that all people in New Jersey, regardless of vaccination status, are ”strongly recommended” to wear masks indoors in settings where there is “increased risk” — but they stopped short of mandating face coverings […]
Source: NJ Spotlight New Jersey’s COVID-19 statistics continued to head south today, with yet another jump in new confirmed cases and a big increase in the transmission rate of the virus. The report of new infections rose 17% over yesterday’s total and are now more than double what was seen at the beginning of this month. […]
Source: NJ.com Although COVID-19 infection rates continue falling, the highly transmissible “Delta” coronavirus mutation of the strain still worries experts. Cases of the Delta mutation, which originated in India, have risen 20% to 25% in the past month among the samples Hackensack Meridian Health has received, according to Dr. David Perlin, chief scientific officer and […]