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Should you keep that appointment?

Should you keep that appointment?

Should you keep that appointment?

Doctors explain that symptoms, like a fever, should keep you home but say that it's generally safe to get the flu shot if you only have mild symptoms.

One Rutgers infectious disease experts expects the return of flu season this year as COVID-19 mitigation measures dwindle.

What parents need to know about mask guidance and unvaccinated children TODAY 3 hrs ago Meghan Holohan When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines saying it is safe for fully vaccinated Americans to go without a mask in most situations, many sighed in relief and happily cast their masks aside. But parents with children who are too young for a COVID-19 vaccine wonder what this means for them: Should they continue to wear masks in public places? Do th...

Rutgers Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert Available to Discuss Pfizer’s Vaccine Approved by FDA for Children Pediatric infectious disease expert David Cennimo is available to discuss the Food and Drug Administration approving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on kids ages 12 to 15. “The Pfizer vaccine had a great track record of safety and success since the initial adult trials and emergency use authorization for adults and I see no reason why this would not continue in c...

Here’s what the CDC’s new outdoor mask guidance means for N.J. residents Posted Apr 29, 2021 Jim Faczak, park naturalist, takes a group of visitors on an earth tour at Cheesequake State Park in Matawan on April 24, 2021.John Jones | For NJ Advance Media Facebook Share After federal health officials updated their outdoor mask usage guidelines on Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that state mask regulations won’t change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention anno...

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine missteps continue. Will the N.J. giant’s reputation recover? Updated 8:08 AM; Today 6:30 AM Shannon Kelly, 25, of Tabernacle, contracted COVID-19 nearly a month after receiving the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine. Facebook Share Shannon Kelly tried to catch her breath, but her hacking cough wouldn’t allow it. ”I had every single symptom except for a fever,” she said. “I mean, I have shortness of breath. I’ve been in bed. I’ve been sleepi...

Professional Studio via Getty Images Vaccinated? Heres what to think through as you navigate this summer (and beyond) with your unvaccinated child.  Millions of American parents are now either partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But for millions of kids, that prospect is still a long way off. While many teenagers ages 16 and older are now able to get vaccinated — and new data from Pfizer suggests its vaccine is safe and highly effective in children as young as 12 — we’re lik...