the COVID-19 vaccine from New Brunswick based Johnson & Johnson, the third vaccine approved to fight the coronavirus in the United States, shipped out Feb. 28.
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North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 25, 2021
A new poll shows while public opinion of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is approving, New Jersey is receiving significantly falling marks for its vaccination plan
Meadowlands ‘Innovation Challenge’ Project Advances
The transit agency wanted to figure out a way to move a stadium’s worth of people seamlessly and continuously between Secaucus Junction and the Meadowlands Sports and Entertainment Complex.
Gov. Phil Murphy’s Budget Proposes a Pathway for a Post-COVID New Jersey
Murphy said the state’s priorities as laid out in the budget are to “build a New Jersey that emerges from the pandemic healthier and more resilient, both physically and economically. A stronger and fairer New Jersey not just for today, but for the generations to come.”
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 23, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law three bills that legalized and decriminalized marijuana in New Jersey.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 19, 2021
The weather is the latest obstacle New Jersey officials are facing when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccine to state residents.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 17, 2021
New Jersey recently administered its 1 millionth first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Historic Winter Storm Drops More Than 30 Inches of Snow in Parts of North Jersey
On Feb. 2, the state reported 2,811 new COVID-19 cases and 71 confirmed deaths, bringing those respective cumulative totals to 703,496 and 21,584.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 2, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that state offices and all six vaccine mega-sites will remain closed on Feb. 2.
Winter Storm Now Expected to Last Until Tuesday Night; COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Rescheduled
On Feb. 1, the state reported 3,114 new COVID-19 cases and 34 confirmed deaths, bringing those respective cumulative totals to 700,346 and 21,513.
North Jersey News Roundup for Feb. 1, 2021
New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson findings for its COVID-19 vaccine trial released Jan. 29 showed effectiveness believed high enough to warrant approval.
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 28, 2021
The Biden Administration is altering the COVID-19 vaccine schedule to give states a larger window of what doses they will receive.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer Outlines New Round Of COVID-19 Aid Available To 5th Congressional District
Over the Jan. 23-24 weekend, the state reported 10,728 new COVID-19 cases and 80 confirmed deaths, bringing those respective cumulative totals to 662,808 and 20,951.
North Jersey News Roundup for Jan. 22, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy said the COVID-19 vaccine supply issues are a result of failures by the federal government according to the two makers of the vaccine.