Source: Covid19NJ.gov; NorthJersey.com Within six months, New Jersey aims to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population. Currently, Covid-19 vaccines are available to: Individuals in Phase 1A, which includes paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials as well as […]
Source: NJ.gov As New Jersey continues to scale up its statewide vaccination program, governor Phil Murphy reminded New Jerseyans that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available without cost sharing barriers. All providers must vaccinate individuals regardless of whether they have health insurance coverage or what type of coverage they have, and are prohibited from balance […]
Mary’s Place By the Sea Women’s Cancer Treatment: Online House Tour · Services · Donations Mary’s Place by the Sea is a respite home for women who are receiving treatment for cancer. We provide services that complement their medical treatment, including oncology massage, nutrition education, individual counseling, Reiki, guided meditation, expressive writing, and yoga. Mary’s […]
WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Keri Mandell, West Windsor. To help meet her $150,000 donation goal for the American Cancer Society DetermiNation Endurance Series, Mandell, who works for the South Brunswick Public School District in her spare time, joined 41 other athletes in running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Need we say more? […]
PART ONE It’s been a covid of a year, to say the least: that’s because the pandemic’s victims were not limited to the sick, dying, deceased and their loved ones. Covid has also infected the very foundations of America’s economic, governmental, and free speech processes, plus sabotaged the credibility of political, medical, and scientific leaders […]
Source: WebMD.com A self-collected saliva sample is as good at detecting COVID-19 as a nasal swab administered by a health care worker — without exposing medical staff to the virus while collecting the sample. “The current pandemic has placed a significant strain on the supply chain, from swabs to the personal protective equipment [PPE] health […]