Murphy promises aggressive campaign to vax NJ kids as young as 5
As school outbreaks increase, NJ awaits COVID vax for kids
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NJ school super accuses parents of lying about COVID
NJ School Super claims parents have been sending kids to class knowing they may have been exposed to COVID-19
Will NJ make COVID vaccine mandatory to attend school?
NJ is already considering adding a COVID-19 vaccination to the list required to attend school.
The Murph who stole Christmas
No travel and don't plan any holiday celebrations, says Gov. Murphy.
White Castle recalls frozen sliders over Listeria scare, FDA says
No illnesses have been linked to the frozen burgers and cheeseburgers sold in grocery stores, officials said.
FDA issues new guidelines on salt, pressuring food industry
The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods from breads to sliced turkey less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guidelines in an effort to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke.
FDA effort aims to curb smoking in LGBT community
The Food and Drug Administration's latest anti-smoking campaign takes aim at young adults in the LGBT community, who officials say are nearly twice as likely to use tobacco as their peers.
FDA campaign takes aim at chewing tobacco use by rural teens
Government health officials will team up with minor league baseball as part of a new $36 million campaign to discourage rural teenagers from using chewing tobacco.
NJ hospitals turning away blood donors at risk for Zika virus
Last month, the FDA issued guidelines for preventing the contraction and spread of the Zika virus throughout the country. Hospitals and health systems across New Jersey are now doing their part to comply with the new regulations.
FDA grants use of experimental blood test for Zika screening
Federal health officials are granting use of an experimental test to screen blood donations for Zika virus, an emergency step designed to protect local blood supplies from the mosquito-borne virus.