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Newark COVID Vaccine, Mask Mandates Will Continue, Mayor Says
Newark is extending some of the state’s toughest vaccine and mask mandates.

Newark is extending some of the state’s toughest vaccine and mask mandates.

About 3,000 United Airlines employees are currently positive for COVID-19. But no vaccinated employee is currently hospitalized.
Newark Mayor: “We are recommending that when people come into those buildings, that they are in fact, vaccinated.”
COVID cases have been rising at Montclair State University since late December. But only one person has been hospitalized, officials said.
Newark’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses kicked off Monday. The city will take a look at its “impact and effectiveness” on Feb. 1.
Gov. Murphy: A new mega COVID-19 testing site will help get a handle on just how bad an “omicron tsunami” is impacting the Garden State.
The city’s latest COVID mandate will start on New Year’s Eve. It will affect restaurants, bars and other businesses – see the list here.
Burlington County has announced it COVID-19 testing schedule for the holiday season.
Boosters available in Haddonfield and Haddon help protect against omicron and the delta variant, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Cherry Hill help protect against omicron and the delta variant, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Gloucester Township help protect against omicron and the delta variant, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Cinnaminson help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Moorestown help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered at Eleanor Rush Intermediate School between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday, by appointment.
Health officials released booster rates for staff and residents at the state's long-term care facilities on Monday. Here's what we learned.
“I’m beyond grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster,” the senator said.
See the latest case and death totals for each town in Essex County. Learn how to get a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot.
Gov. Phil Murphy: “Over the last year, we have learned that vaccines are the best tool we have in preventing hospitalizations and death.”
The Burlington County Health Department will host a special COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Wednesday for Boost NJ Day.
The Camden County Health Hub and Cooper University Hospital added COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Boost NJ Day Wednesday.
New Jersey health officials released numbers concerning state employees who are complying with the vaccine mandate on Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week recommended expanded use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 16 and 17.
NJ health officials are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated after Pfizer's booster was approved for older teens last week.
Camden County is making some changes to its Health Hub in Gloucester Township ahead of the holiday season.
Since Nov. 3, more than 8,000 children in Camden County have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, officials said on Thursday.
New Jersey has hit a seven-week high in COVID-19-related hospitalizations as the state braces for the arrival of a new coronavirus variant.
The new COVID-19 vaccination megasite in Burlington County will be open at a former AC Moore in Mount Laurel.
Gov. Phil Murphy called NJ a "hub for international travel," adding that the state is gearing up for the arrival of the new variant.
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are now available for all Camden County adults at the county health hub.
COVID-19 vaccines will be available for all residents ages 5-and-up during a three-day clinic at the Cherry Hill Mall this weekend.
Fully vaccinated residents of foreign countries are allowed to enter the U.S. with proof of a negative COVID test - with some exceptions.
The Camden County Health Hub in Gloucester Township began administering the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 on Thursday.
Pfizer's pediatric vaccine is now available for kids ages 5 to 11. Here's where families can bring their children for the shots.
Pfizer's pediatric vaccine is now available for kids ages 5 to 11. Here's where families can bring their children for the shots.
Coronavirus vaccine shots for children ages 5 to 11 have begun at Essex County’s centers in Newark, Livingston and West Orange.
After the CDC approved the emergency use of Pfizer's vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, it will be available through Inspira Health.
Burlington County will hold a special three-day children's clinic where children ages 5 to 11 can get the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
After the CDC approved the emergency use of Pfizer's vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, it will be available at Cherry Hill clinics.
A longtime employee said he and six other West Orange firefighters were put on unpaid leave due to the town’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
New Jersey has the distribution network in place in anticipation of the CDC's approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5 to 11.