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Health Experts Warn U.S. May Never Reach Herd Immunity With COVID Vaccine Demand Dropping CBS New York 5/5/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS New York NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A drop in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has some experts warning that we may never reach herd immunity, so why are so many people opting against the shot? A FEMA-run site in Newark can vaccinate thousands of people per day, but outside, few takers come and go. It’s not just in Newark. Nationwide, dem...

An Epidemic of Community Violence Dr. Shah meets with one of Project HEAL’s Case Supervisors, Randy Scales. Newswise — Project HEAL (“Help, Empower, and Lead”), a hospital-based violence intervention program working in coordination with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, opened its doors this month with the mission to address community, domestic, and gang-related violence in Monmouth County.    “Creating...

NJ towns with low vaccination rates, including Garfield and Passaic, to get a dose of help Replay Video UP NEXT New Jersey will begin focusing on municipalities with low vaccination numbers to boost rates and reduce the spread of COVID-19.  Gov. Phil Murphy in his press conference Monday listed 16 municipalities with populations over 10,000 where less than 40% of residents had received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. As part of Murphys "Operation: Jersey Summer" the state will...

The state has partnered with over a dozen breweries to offer free beer to adults over 21 who get their COVID vaccine.

View Comments A 62-year-old Carlstadt man faces aggravated assault and multiple weapons charges after police say he fired off a handgun several times Sunday in an ongoing dispute over parties in the neighborhood.  David Knoll is accused of shooting the gun outside his Division Avenue home and in the direction of people and houses, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said on Tuesday. When Carlstadt police received the call about the shots, a caller told them Knoll was reloading a black handgun. Knoll ...

Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for May 5) The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project will unveil the future home of the memorial with a bronze plaque during an event open to the public at 4 p.m. May 23 at the Community Arts Center, 720 Cranbury Lane, East Brunswick. The event will include the fourth annual recitation of the names of those stolen in 1818 by a slave ring led by a Middlesex County judge whose residence was in what is now East Brunswick. This event will be held outdoors and so...

His mother is trying to keep him from falling.  Its not a real cliff — its a metaphor that families and advocates of people with disabilities use to describe the transition to life after they turn 21 and "age out" of special education programs.  John is 20 and has severe autism. The life he has known since the age of 3 will soon change when he turns 21 and no longer is eligible for special education programs, said his mother, Patricia Miller of West Orange.  “It’s been a difficult yea...

Moms are the ‘real heroes’ of the pandemic But it’s taking a toll on their mental health Updated on 8:21 AM; Today 7:30 AM Sheila Lee had her daughter Aubree in February 2020, weeks before the state shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media Editors Note If you’re facing a mental health disorder, you’re not alone. Mental health disorders affect people from all areas of life and all ages, but are treatable. Call SAMHSA’s national helpline ...

The average daily rate of vaccination has been on the decline for about two weeks. More than 20 states are not ordering all available doses of the vaccine as interest slows. Just last week, Philadelphia nearly lost 1,000 doses that were set to expire.   So far, just 40% of the adult population in the United States is vaccinated, and 70% of the senior population has had their shots, CDC data shows. In order to achieve herd immunity, officials say 70% to 80% of the population must be vacci...

UpdatedTue, May 4, 2021 at 11:54 am ET Replies(26) Left to right, top to bottom: Keith Perry, 38, of Teaneck, Porsche Brown, 29, of Lodi, Kay Brown, 23, of Paterson, and Gregory Lewis, 37, of Teaneck. (New Jersey Attorney Generals office) MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Four suspects are behind a spree of 84 home invasions/burglaries across the state in the past year, and some of the break-ins occurred in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, according to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. The 84 t...