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COVID-19

Collected by: New Brunswick Free Public Library

Archived since: Apr, 2020

Description:

This collection focuses on how the COVID-19 virus effected New Brunswick starting in March 2020.

Subject:   National Health Emergency COVID-19 Pandemic

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Title: New Jersey’s Coronavirus Transmission Rate Jumps to Highest Level in Months

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/08/01/new-jerseys-coronavirus-transmission-rate-jumps-to-highest-level-in-months/

Description: Governor Phil Murphy announced a significant increase in the rate of transmission for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 here in New Jersey during his press briefing on July 31.

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Subject:   COVID

Title: Compounding Crises: Storm Set to Hit NJ Amid Pandemic

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/08/03/compounding-crises-storm-set-to-hit-nj-amid-pandemic/

Description: While in the middle of the COVID pandemic, New Jersey needs to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaias to hit our area.

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Subject:   COVID Weather Tropical Storm Isaias

Title: School Re-opening Forces Closure of COVID-19 Test Site in New Brunswick

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/08/08/school-re-opening-forces-closure-of-covid-19-test-site-in-new-brunswick/

Description: The county government’s COVID-19 testing site at the A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School is being shut down to allow the school to re-open in September.

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Subject:   COVID Schools AC Redshaw School

Title: Biopharma Leaders Including J&J Unite on Vaccine Safety Pledge.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/09/13/biopharma-leaders-including-jj-unite-on-vaccine-safety-pledge/

Description: Nine drug company CEO’s including Johnson & Johnson’s Alex Gorsky signed a September 8 pledge to continue making the safety of vaccinated individuals the top priority as they develop the first COVID-19 vaccines.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson Vaccines

Title: RWJ Hospital Among First to Give Staff COVID-19 Vaccine.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2020/12/22/robert-wood-johnson-covid-19-vaccine/

Description: On December 15, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s New Brunswick campus began distributing the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Pfizer corporation.

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Subject:   COVID-19 vaccines Health care workers Robert Wood Johnson

Title: Governor Admits "The Healthcare City" is Actually The Least Vaccinated in NJ.

URL: https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2021/05/12/governor-admits-the-healthcare-city-is-actually-the-least-vaccinated-in-nj/

Description: After initially sharing inaccurate information with the press and the public, Governor Phil Murphy admitted New Brunswick has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate of any New Jersey municipality with at least 10,000 people.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Vaccine Governor Phil Murphy

Title: Four Rutgers Athletes, Staff Member Test Positive For Coronavirus.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/four-rutgers-athletes-staff-member-test-positive-coronavirus/

Description: Four student-athletes at Rutgers, and one athletics staff member, have positive for COVID-19, the university confirmed to Patch Thursday.

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Subject:   Rutgers COVID-19 Sports

Title: Johnson & Johnson Begins Final Trials Of Coronavirus Vaccine.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/johnson-johnson-begins-phase-3-trials-coronavirus-vaccine/

Description: Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that the company is launching the third, and final stage, of test trials for its coronavirus vaccine. And it's a possible cure that would require one shot instead of two.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Health Vaccines Johnson & Johnson

Title: New Brunswick Public Schools Will Be Remote Only.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-public-schools-will-be-remote-only/

Description: Add New Brunswick public schools to the ever-increasing list of New Jersey school districts that will be offering virtual classes only this fall, with no in-person schooling.

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Subject:   Education COVID-19 Virtual Learning

Title: New Brunswick Receives $768,861 In CARES Act Funding.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-receives-surprise-768-861-cares-act-funding/

Description: New Brunswick is one of many municipalities across New Jersey that will walk away with an unexpected chunk of federal funding thanks to the CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump in March in response to the coronavirus economic downturn.

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Subject:   COVID-19 City Government CARES Act Federal Funding

Title: Rutgers Gets NIH Grant To Invent Coronavirus Breath Test.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-gets-nih-grant-invent-coronavirus-breath-test/

Description: Rutgers, home of the COVID spit test, was given a $443,000 ​grant to make a device that can detect viruses like SARS-CoV-2 on one's breath.

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Subject:   Rutgers COVID-19

Title: J & J records $100 million in sales from the COVID-19 vaccine.

URL: https://thebrunswicknews.com/ap/business/j-j-records-100-million-in-sales-from-the-covid-19-vaccine/article_fd7b85f0-571a-57b2-961d-5b3fafa9129a.html

Description: Big jumps in sales of prescription drugs and medical devices helped Johnson & Johnson boost its first-quarter profit nearly 7%, blowing past Wall Street forecasts.

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Subject:   COVID-19 vaccine healthcare Johnson & Johnson

Title: City Recognized for Outstanding COVID-19 Coverage.

URL: https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/news_detail_T10_R767.php?fbclid=IwAR07qmU0yQby657TEY7_kM0JEb-lE0OXrTAkdZSBwWzdEzOOkmm3BQdS2GQ

Description: The City of New Brunswick has received a special award for its information and communication efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   COVID-19 City Government Communications Public Affairs

Title: Cops bust huge house party near Rutgers as students return to campus (VIDEO).

URL: https://www.nj.com/education/2020/08/cops-bust-huge-house-party-near-rutgers-as-students-return-to-campus-video.html

Description: New Brunswick police officers spot a house party with no social distancing nor masks near Rutgers campus.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Rutgers Social Distancing

Title: New Brunswick Accepting Donations of Personal Protective Equipment

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-accepting-donations-of-personal-protective-equipment/

Description: The City of New Brunswick's Office of Emergency Management is currently collecting donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used in the fight against COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment City Government

Title: Rutgers Awarded $29M in Federal Coronavirus Aid

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/rutgers-awarded-29m-in-federal-coronavirus-aid/

Description: Rutgers is in line to get the lion’s share of the $150 million or so in federal aid earmarked for the state’s public and private colleges and universities – most of whom have suffered deep financial impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Rutgers COVID Health

Title: It's the End of an Era as Onyx Closes Its Doors in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/business-and-finance/articles/it-s-the-end-of-an-era-as-onyx-closes-its-doors-in-new-brunswick/

Description: The oldest Black owned business, Onyx Hair Design Studio, shuts down after over 30 years.

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Subject:   Businesses COVID-19

Title: COVID-19 Forcing Developers in New Brunswick, Elsewhere to Rethink Collaborative Spaces

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/development/articles/covid-19-forcing-developers-in-new-brunswick-elsewhere-to-rethink-collaborative-spaces/

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the future of collaborative spaces, such as the massive one planned for downtown New Brunswick.

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Subject:   DEVCO Construction COVID Social Distancing

Title: $25M Grant Program Good News For Municipalities Such as New Brunswick

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/25m-grant-program-good-news-for-municipalities-such-as-new-brunswick/

Description: Under the Small Landlord Emergency Grant Program, landlords who own apartments consisting of three and 10 units will be able to apply starting next week for an emergency grant under the federal stimulus CARES Act to help cover rental income lost between April and July.

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Subject:   COVID Grants

Title: A Morose Milestone in New Brunswick: The City's 100th COVID-19 Death.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/a-morose-milestone-in-new-brunswick-the-city-s-100th-covid-19-death/

Description: The city marked a morose milestone on Wednesday with the passing of the 100th resident due to complications of COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Death

Title: New Free COVID-19 Testing Site Opening in New Brunswick.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/new-free-covid-19-testing-site-opening-in-new-brunswick/

Description: Walk-up COVID-19 testing will be conducted at the Youth Sports Complex at 419 Joyce Kilmer Ave., replacing the one at the Redshaw Elementary School that was forced to close in order to allow the school district to prepare for the school year.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Testing

Title: No COVID-19 Patients at Saint Peter's For First TIme Since Pandemic Hit.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/no-covid-19-patients-at-saint-peter-s-for-first-time-since-pandemic-hit/

Description: Saint Peter’s University Hospital had no COVID-19 patients in its beds on Wednesday for the first time since March.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Patients St. Peter's University Hospital

Title: Saint Peter's University Hospital Establishes COVID-19 Recovery Program

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/saint-peter-s-university-hospital-establishes-covid-19-recovery-program/

Description: Saint Peter’s University Hospital has announced the creation of a specialized COVID-19 Recovery Program to provide comprehensive, multi-specialty treatment for individuals who were previously diagnosed (tested positive) with COVID-19.

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Subject:   St. Peters Hospital COVID

Title: Two Locations in New Brunswick Will Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Doses.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/two-locations-in-new-brunswick-will-distribute-covid-19-vaccine-doses/

Description: Two locations in the city have been chosen as sites where COVID-19 vaccination shots will be administered.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Vaccine

Title: Unresolved Grief Still Affecting Scores of New Jersey Residents in COVID-19 Pandemic

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/health-and-wellness/articles/unresolved-grief-still-affecting-scores-of-new-jersey-residents-in-covid-19-pandemic/

Description: One grief counselor said that untold scores of New Jerseyans over the past five months have been carrying around unresolved feelings, largely due to the lack of funerals during COVID.

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Subject:   COVID Health Mental Health

Title: Rutgers President Stands By Virtual Graduation Decision, Doesn't Want a 'Super-Spreader Event'.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/rutgers-university/articles/rutgers-president-stands-by-virtual-graduation-decision-doesn-t-want-a-super-spreader-event/

Description: Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway acknowledged that his decision to forgo in-person commencement ceremonies this spring was an unpopular one among the many who sent him letters over the past week.

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Subject:   Rutgers COVID-19 Graduation health

Title: New Brunswick High School Girls Make History With Outdoor Match.

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/sports/articles/new-brunswick-high-school-girls-make-history-with-outdoor-match/

Description: The girls wrestling team faced off against Elizabeth last week in what is believed to be the first outdoor wrestling match in school history – boys or girls team.

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Subject:   New Brunswick High School Women's Wrestling COVID-19

Title: Rutgers Fall Football Schedule Released Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

URL: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/sports/articles/rutgers-fall-football-schedule-released-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

Description: Rutgers football season schedule as of August 5, 2020.

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Subject:   Rutgers Football COVID

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