Tag: Burlington County Health Department
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New COVID-19 bivalent booster shots available at Bordentown Senior Center
Bordentown Senior Center is one of the locations children as young as 5 years-old can receive the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shots during Burlington County Health Department’s weekly vaccine clinics. The new updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna offer stronger protection against severe illness from the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants that are now the…
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Bordentown City, Township support county’s stigma free initiative; county holds fifth annual vigil and remembrance ceremony Aug. 31
Bordentown City and Bordentown Township are in support of Burlington County’s stigma-free initiative in efforts to eliminate stigma surrounding addiction and all mental illnesses. The Burlington County Commissioners had passed a resolution declaring all of Burlington County to be stigma-free. The City and Township have now joined 15 other municipal governments by passing similar resolutions.…
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Burlington County Health Department to hold vaccine, booster clinics in August
The Burlington County Health Department is holding more COVID-19 vaccination clinics next month to try to help get as many residents vaccinated or boosted in advance of a possible fall or winter surge of the virus. The August clinics will be by appointment only each Friday, Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26, from 2-4 p.m.…
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Burlington County Undersheriff: Do not leave children, pets in hot car – ‘Park, Look and Lock’
Do not leave children or pets unattended in hot vehicles – “Park, Look and Lock.” That is the public service announcement, the Burlington County Health Department and Sheriff’s Department wants to put forth as summer temperatures rise in efforts to prevent tragedies. “Heat-related injuries and deaths are entirely preventable, but still occur because people assume…
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Burlington County Undersheriff: Do not leave children, pets in hot car – ‘Park, Look and Lock’
Do not leave children or pets unattended in hot vehicles – “Park, Look and Lock.” That is the public service announcement, the Burlington County Health Department and Sheriff’s Department wants to put forth as summer temperatures rise in efforts to prevent tragedies. “Heat-related injuries and deaths are entirely preventable, but still occur because people assume…
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Burlington County launches new web portal for COVID-19 testing appointments
The Burlington County Health Department continues to make COVID-19 testing accessible and has launched a new web portal for residents to reserve appointment times at the county’s testing site. Testing continues to be available for walk-ins five days a week at the Burlington County Emergency Training Center at 53 Academy Drive in Westampton, but health…
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Burlington County offers booster shots
The Burlington County Health Department is now administering a newly approved additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people with weakened immune systems at all its vaccine clinics, and has started planning to dispense recommended booster doses to other fully-vaccinated persons later this fall. “Vaccines are proven to be safe and effective protection against COVID-19, including…
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Burlington County health director responds to uptick in COVID-19 risk
Burlington County Health Department Director Dr. Herb Conaway called for renewed vigilance by county residents about mask wearing and social distancing in the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 activity. Burlington County’s COVID-19 infection risk moved from “moderate” to “high” on the latest COVID-19 Activity Level Index report issued by the New Jersey Department of…
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Burlington County suspends home COVID-19 testing program due to excessive ordering of kits by residents
The Burlington County Department of Health has suspended the county’s home COVID-19 testing program because of abuse and misuse by residents. Director Dr. Herb Conaway issued the following statement on Nov. 23 regarding the suspension. “From the very start of the pandemic, our Burlington County Health Department and, frankly, all of county government has taken…