Tag: New Jersey Department of Health
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Gov. reinstates public health emergency to respond to Omicron variant
Gov. Phil Murphy has reinstated a public health emergency, effective immediately, to ensure New Jersey is able to respond to the continued threat of COVID-19 and the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. According to a press release posted on the New Jersey Department of Health website, Executive Order No. 280 declares a public health emergency and…
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State updates COVID-19 quarantine recommendations for schools
The New Jersey School Boards Association is reporting that the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) has updated quarantine recommendations for school settings, shortening the quarantine time for students who have been exposed to someone with a positive COVID-19 result from 14 days to seven days – as long as the person who has been…
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Federal funds allocated to address PFAS contamination; Middlesex Water announces interim plan
Help – on the federal level – is on the way for those affected by Middlesex Water Company’s notice regarding perfluorooctanoic acid. On Dec. 17, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the passage of key provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for drinking water infrastructure, including $15 billion for…
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Middlesex Water Company addresses drinking water notice; reports ‘no immediate threat’
WOODBRIDGE – It is safe for customers to use water received from the Middlesex Water Company’s Park Avenue treatment plant in South Plainfield. That is what Dennis Doll, the president and chief executive officer of the company, said he can’t stress enough at the first of several meetings held to address a drinking water notice…
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Burlington County receives large supply of naloxone overdose antidote for Hope One Program
Burlington County plans to distribute more than 600 kits of naloxone overdose antidote to individuals and families as part of continuing efforts to combat the opioid and substance use disorder epidemic. A total of 624 kits of naloxone were delivered to the county on March 18 by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and…
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Family members of those living in long-term care facilities demand new visitation policy post-vaccination rollout
MILLTOWN – Former Mayor Gloria Bradford spent 13 years as the voice of the borough. “She was the first woman mayor, very independent and strong,” her daughter Diane Salkeld said as she described her mother. Now Salkeld is the voice for her mother, who is suffering from dementia and lives in an assisted long-term care…
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Edison school, town officials plea for equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
EDISON – School and township officials have plans at the ready to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. “At this point my job is to provide the resources,” said Andy Toth, deputy fire chief and office of emergency management coordinator. “We have refrigerators and freezers for the vaccine. We have plans in place all ready to go…
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Town halls will address COVID-19 vaccines for minorities
The New Jersey Department of Health will offer a virtual town hall, Saving Lives with the COVID-19 Vaccine in New Jersey’s Black & Caribbean Communities, at 7 p.m. Feb. 11. Panelists will be Dr. Chris T. Pernell, Dr. Harold LaRoche and Dr. Amesika N. Nyaku, moderated by Dr. Kemi Alli. Register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1577234449455960077 A second…
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Pharmacy at Hillsborough Shoprite offers COVID vaccine to health care workers
A list of locations for health care workers to be vaccinated was supplied by the NJ Department of Health. Currently, the Hillsborough Shoprite Pharmacy at 601 Route 206 is on the list. Additional vaccination sites may be added. This is for Phase 1A Group: health care workers, who are paid and unpaid persons serving in…
