Following last week’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control regarding masking, Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli strongly recommended that both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents wear masks in indoor settings when there is increased risk. Examples of such situations include: • Crowded indoor settings • Indoor settings involving

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: nj.com/coronavirus/2021/07/lambda-variant-of-covid-what-are-the-symptoms-of-this-strain-of-interest.html The Lambda variant of the coronavirus is a strain of the initial COVID-19 virus that was initially discovered in Peru in Aug. 2020, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). On June 14,

Source: Inspira Health Immunization—having immunity against diseases and infections through vaccination—prevents nearly 3 million deaths each year. Yet there are many misconceptions about vaccines, including how they work and why they are necessary. To help us understand how vaccines strengthen our communities, here are five fast facts you should know about vaccines and the immune

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is celebrating the 22nd annual National Farmers Market Week, August. 1-7, 2021. In a proclamation, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack noted that “…farmers markets serve as significant outlets for small-to-medium, new and beginning, socially disadvantaged, and veteran agricultural producers to market agricultural products, in turn generating revenue that supports the sustainability

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: northjersey.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/07/27/nj-veterans-home-covid-vaccine-not-mandated-despite-federal-requirement/5385732001/ The federal Department of Veteran Affairs issued one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates to date for all its health care employees Monday: Get fully vaccinated within eight weeks or lose your job.

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher announced recenty that the Phillip Alampi Beneficial Insect Laboratory (PABIL) has received $4.2 million in funding from the Board of Public Utilities State Facilities Initiative to receive important upgrades to the facility that opened in 1985. The top priority will be to renovate the lab’s HVAC system.

South Jersey Gas introduced a $69 million addition to its delivery system, which will fight interruptions caused by extreme weather and even cyber attacks. The utility serves 400,000 customers in southern New Jersey including in Cumberland County. The new compression pump station is on Franklinville Road in South Harrison Township, Gloucester County. The facility protects

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Inspira Medical Center Vineland has been awarded full three-year accreditation after a recent on-site survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The department first earned accreditation in the late 1990s, becoming one of the first in the state to be recognized by the ACR. The ACR is the