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J&J blood clot risk is less than 1 in a million. Don’t be skeptical about the vaccine, docs say. Updated Apr 13, 2021; Posted Apr 13, 2021 FILE - In this March 25, 2021 file photo, a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is shown in a refrigerator at a clinic in Washington state. AP Facebook Share If someone said you had a one in a million chance of winning the lottery, you wouldn’t quit your job as soon as you bought your ticket, right? Doctors and public health experts in New Je...

More than 20% of New Jersey residents have received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine.

Hey N.J., don’t fumble away our COVID progress at Super Bowl parties | Opinion Updated Feb 05, 2021; Posted Feb 05, 2021 Andrew Davanzo, left, of New York, and Mat McGowan, of Baltimore watch the NFC Championship game, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the Green Bay Packers, at the BetMGM Sportsbook & Bar inside the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City on Jan. 25. The Super Bowl is this Sunday, but New Jerseyans should think twice before gathering for it, be it at a bar or a house. Tim Hawk |...

Only 161K New Jerseyans are fully vaccinated. Can the state reach its 4.7M goal by June? Replay Video UP NEXT Like many New Jerseyans, Marilyn Stark has spent hours navigating a bureaucratic maze of online portals and an inundated call center trying to secure a second COVID-19 vaccine appointment for her husband and a first shot for herself. The lack of doses and a stumbling rollout on the national and state levels have led people like Stark and others to question whether Gov. Phil Murphy’s...

Like many New Jerseyans, Marilyn Stark has spent hours navigating a bureaucratic maze of online portals and an inundated call center trying to secure a second COVID-19 vaccine appointment for her husband and a first shot for herself. The lack of doses and a stumbling rollout on the national and state levels have led people like Stark and others to question whether Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal to vaccinate 4.7 million New Jerseyans within six months and usher in a return-to-normalcy is achievable....

Every day that passes, thousands more lives will be lost – people who would still be alive if this rollout were actually on schedule.

Why has N.J. been so slow in rolling out COVID vaccinations? Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 Filling the syringe with vaccine. Holy Name Medical Center pharmacists and nurses work in a mass vaccination center at the Rodda Community Center in Teaneck, N.J. January, 14, 2021Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for Facebook Share New Jersey was one of the first states leveled by the COVID-19 outbreak this spring, quickly logging thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths before the flowers were...

After years of being studiously neutral, YouTube is now putting its thumb on the algorithmic scale for science. But because of the way the online video giant works, it hasn’t been noticeable to many people. — Pixabay Greg Brown and Mitchell Moffit posted a video to YouTube engineered to get your clicks. They gave it an alluring title: “The Biggest Lie About Climate Change.” What is the lie? What do they think is true? You must click to see. Like much on YouTube, clips about climate scie...

As N.J. fights rising 2nd COVID-19 wave, what restrictions could be next Updated Dec 11, 2020; As the number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in New Jersey continues to steadily climb with a second-wave peak potentially still several weeks or months away, Gov. Phil Murphy has said he’s keeping all options open for new restrictions to slow the outbreak. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of all indoor dining, casinos, theaters, museums and gyms, ...