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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: NJ Hospital Fires 124 For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/124-rwj-employees-total-fired-refusing-coronavirus-vaccine/

Description: RWJ Barnabas, the second largest hospital system in New Jersey, has confirmed it fired 118 employees who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, in addition to the six supervisors it already fired for refusing the vaccine earlier this summer.

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Subject:   Hackensack Meridian Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital COVID Vaccines

Title: RWJ New Brunswick Treats 5 Kids For Illness Linked To Coronavirus

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/5-pediatric-cases-possible-covid-inflammatory-disease-rwj/

Description: An illness related to COVID-19 is affecting children in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

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Subject:   COVID Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Public Health

Title: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up Across NJ As Second Wave Hits.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/covid-hospitalizations-across-central-jersey-hospitals-report/

Description: Hospitalizations for COVID are up at Saint Peter's in New Brunswick and RWJBarnabas, particularly in Essex County.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Health Hospitals

Title: FDA To Review Johnson & Johnson's Coronavirus Vaccine Friday.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/fda-review-johnson-johnsons-coronavirus-vaccine-friday/

Description: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet this Friday to decide whether or not to give emergency-use authorization to Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, according to the U.S. pharmaceutical giant.

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Subject:   Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines Government Food and Drug Administration

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: Here Is Middlesex County's Estimated COVID-19 Vaccine Wait Time.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/here-middlesex-countys-estimated-covid-19-vaccine-wait-time/

Description: Here's how long the average American, who does not work in healthcare, as a first responder or front-line worker, will have to wait.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Health

Title: Hundreds Turn Up To Protest Rutgers' Vaccine Mandate For Students.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/hundreds-turn-protest-rutgers-vaccine-mandate-students/

Description: There were hundreds of people who turned out Friday on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus, protesting the fact that Rutgers is requiring all students who wish to return to campus this fall prove they have been vaccinated against coronavirus.

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Subject:   Rutgers University Students Covid-19 vaccines protests

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: Just 15 Percent Of New Brunswick's Adults Are Fully Vaccinated.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/just-15-percent-new-brunswicks-adults-are-fully-vaccinated/

Description: According to data released this week by the state Department of Health, just 15 percent of New Brunswick's adult population has been entirely vaccinated, and 30 percent of New Brunswick adults have received at least one shot.

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Subject:   Covid-19 Vaccines

Title: New Brunswick Schools Still Require Masks In Cafeteria, Auditorium.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/masks-now-optional-new-brunswick-school-district/

Description: New Brunswick students still have to wear masks in the cafeteria, auditorium and on school buses, "where social distancing cannot be maintained," said superintendent Aubrey Johnson.

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Subject:   New Brunswick Public Schools Covid Masks Health and Safety Education

Title: New Brunswick Announces Furloughs Of Some City Workers

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-announces-furloughs-some-city-workers/

Description: Social Services workers in New Brunswick as furloughed due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID Public Health Social Services

Title: New Brunswick Launches Traveling COVID Vaccine Van.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-launches-traveling-covid-vaccine-van/

Description: To further encourage even more people to be vaccinated, Middlesex County launched a traveling vaccine van on Monday, May 24.

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Subject:   Covid-19 vaccines outreach

Title: New Brunswick, Piscataway On List For Vaccine Door Knocking

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswick-piscataway-list-vaccine-door-knocking/

Description: Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that government employees and volunteers will be knocking on the front doors of people who live in towns that are below 70 percent vaccinated for coronavirus — and New Brunswick, Piscataway, Woodbridge and Old Bridge are on his list.

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Subject:   COVID Vaccine Unvaccinated

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: New Brunswick's 4th Of July Fireworks 2020 Canceled

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-brunswicks-4th-july-fireworks-2020-canceled/

Description: New Brunswick is one of many towns that cancelled their 4th of July Fireworks display due to COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID Entertainment Public Health

Title: Pfizer Awaits COVID Childhood Vaccine Results At Rutgers Site.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/pfizer-awaits-covid-childhood-vaccine-results-rutgers-site/

Description: Pfizer is still collecting clinical data from its coronavirus vaccine trials in children, part of which is taking place at the Rutgers' New Brunswick campus.

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Subject:   Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Vaccines COVID

Title: Rutgers Develops COVID Test That Can Detect Omicron Variant.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-develops-covid-test-can-detect-omicron-variant/

Description: Rutgers says its test can identify all the known variants of the virus, including alpha, beta/gamma, delta and omicron.

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Subject:   Rutgers University COVID Testing

Title: Mask Mandate Reinstated At Rutgers After Faculty Legal Action.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-feuds-faculty-union-over-decision-end-mask-mandate/

Description: Masks are back at Rutgers University after the faculty unions were able to reverse a decision made last Monday eliminating the masking requirement outside the clinical setting.

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Subject:   Rutgers University Masks COVID New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission Rebecca Givan Todd Wolfson Rutgers AAUP-AFT

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: Rutgers Launches Infant, Toddler COVID Vaccine Trial.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-launches-baby-toddler-covid-vaccine-trial/

Description: Rutgers is looking for children 6 months to 4 years to participate; the university did not say how many children it is seeking for the trial in its Nov. 24 announcement.

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Subject:   COVID Vaccines Clinical Trials Pediatrics Infants Rutgers

Title: Rutgers Now Requires Booster Shot For All Students, Staff

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-now-requires-booster-shot-all-students-staff/

Description: Rutgers just announced that all students and staff must get the booster shot and all classes are virtual until January 31.

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Subject:   COVID Rutgers Vaccines Boosters Public Health Virtual Learning

Title: Rutgers Students Wanted For Johnson & Johnson's Vaccine Trial.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-students-wanted-johnson-johnsons-vaccine-trial/

Description: Rutgers is a clinical trial site for Johnson & Johnson's phase three COVID vaccine trial, and Rutgers is looking for student candidates.

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Subject:   COVID-19 vaccines Rutgers

Title: Rutgers Studies Myocarditis In COVID-Positive Big 10 Athletes.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-studies-myocarditis-covid-positive-big-10-athletes/

Description: A newly published Rutgers study examined 1,597 Big Ten athletes who had COVID-19 in the past year, and found that 2.3 percent of them also developed myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscles.

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Subject:   Covid-19 Rutgers University Athletes Myocarditis Health

Title: Rutgers Study: 20 Percent Of Americans Unlikely To Get Vaccine

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-study-20-percent-americans-unlikely-get-vaccine/

Description: A study from Rutgers has found about one fifth of the population has no desire in getting the vaccine.

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Subject:   COVID Vaccines Unvaccinated Rutgers University

Title: Rutgers Wins Legal Battle With Faculty To Make Masks Optional.

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/rutgers-wins-legal-battle-faculty-make-masks-optional/

Description: On Oct. 21, a state board overruled a legal challenge from the Rutgers' professor unions and decided RU is well within its rights to no longer require masks in classrooms or libraries.

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Subject:   Rutgers University COVID Masks Public Employment Relations Commission Rutgers AAUP-AFT Faculty Union

Title: St. Peter's Hospital In Need Of Surgical Masks

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/st-peters-hospital-need-surgical-masks/

Description: St. Peters Hospital required handsewn mask donations.

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Subject:   COVID St. Peters Hospital Public Health

Title: Unlike Other NJ Colleges, Rutgers Will Not Yet Require Booster

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/unlike-other-colleges-rutgers-will-not-yet-require-booster-shot/

Description: Two top colleges in New Jersey announced Friday they will require all students and staff get a booster shot for coronavirus but so far, Rutgers University will not implement such a mandate — yet.

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Subject:   COVID Boosters Rutgers

Title: Visitation Resumes At RWJ Hospitals: See The Rules

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/visitation-resumes-rwj-hospitals-see-rules/

Description: Regulations for allowing family to visit sick loved ones.

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Subject:   COVID Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Families

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