Judith Persichilli

Three men — two in their 50s, one in his 80s, were all hospitalized after testing positive for the illness, health officials confirm.

New Jersey has nearly doubled its number of sites for monkeypox vaccination — widening access as the number of confirmed cases of the virus approached 300.

With more than 40 confirmed or probable cases, the state has widened its access to the vaccine used to help patients try and avoid some of the rare virus' symptoms.

Emails show that state Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli and her team are not convinced of a connection between Colonia High School in Woodbridge, NJ and a number of brain tumors among graduates and former staff.

The decision maker who is hurting our kids the most in my opinion is the health commissioner, Judith Persichilli.

Hospitalizations keep rising, but new positive cases have been heading downward- Gov. Phil Murphy said it’s too soon to know if this is an actual trend

Most children do not have serious symptoms from the virus, but health officials say we can’t predict which ones will, so vaccination is the best defense

Gov. Phil Murphy says omicron is ‘crazy transmissible” as the state prepares for hospitalizations to shoot to the highest level ever

Hospitals and nursing homes have been directed to develop crisis plans to deal with staff shortages caused by the omicron variant

The testing clinic in Essex County would open for two weeks, starting Saturday, as New Jersey has recorded record numbers of new cases based on test results.