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N.J. investigating bacteria blamed for dead fish found in rivers, bays for months Updated 10:03 AM; Today 10:03 AM This April 2, 2021 photo shows dead menhaden fish on a bank of the Navesink River in Red Bank, N.J. New Jerseys Department of Environmental Protection said on April 6, that they believe a species of the Vibrio bacteria is responsible for this and other recent fish kills in the state since November. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)AP Facebook Share New Jersey environmental authorities are w...

Hudson Reporter Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center to be open Thursday × USS Juneau Center. Image from Google Maps. The Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center in Kearny will be open for an additional day this week due to the increased supply of vaccines. More than 4,000 vaccines will be administered at the county-run site through the end of this week which will also vaccinate residents on Thursday, April 8. All eligible residents are encouraged to visit hudsoncovidvax.or...

UpdatedThu, Apr 8, 2021 at 9:33 am ET Replies(7) The cause of hundreds of dead fish in Monmouth County can be traced to an “undetermined species of bacteria" in the water, officials said. (Google Maps) RED BANK, NJ - The cause for hundreds of dead fish washing ashore in Monmouth County in recent weeks can be traced to an "undetermined species of bacteria," state environmental authorities said Wednesday. Since last week, hundreds of dead menhaden - otherwise known as mossbunker - have been spo...

The group said it is particularly concerning that Vibrio is suspected in the cold-weather deaths, as the bacteria is usually more prevalent when the water is warmer, and voiced concern that similar die-offs could occur if water temperatures increase. Larry Hajna, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said his agency is “actively investigating” die-offs of menhaden in recent months. The state “has preliminarily identified an undetermined species of bacte...

MyCentralJersey.com NEW BRUNSWICK – Saint Peter’s Healthcare System and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced they have ended a legal dispute over Horizon’s widely held Omnia plans. The settlement, announced Wednesday, puts Saint Peter’s in Horizon’s Tier 1 network, joining its larger counterparts, Hackensack Meridian Health and RWJBarnabas Health, effective May 1. The parties said in a joint statement they are pleased to have reached an agreement. "Instead of continu...

About 70% of the adult population should be fully vaccinated by the first week of May. That amounts to 4.7 million residents. When the state administered the first vaccinations last December, there were questions about whether that number were attainable in time for the summer of 2021. Now, the state is poised to far surpass that goal. As of Sunday, 1,772,456 residents were listed on the states COVID-19 dashboard as being fully vaccinated; 2,992,107 people have received their first dose and wer...

How to Get Your Vaccine By Shira Zimmerman | March 24, 2021 Booking a COVID vaccine appointment can be a frustrating process but I’m here to help! Everything here has worked for many people, including my volunteer crew and many others with whom we shared this handbook, but nothing is a guarantee. I edit the information in the online handbook, so please see the live document at www.bit.ly/VaxBookBCNJ  to ensure accuracy. Here are vaccination sites in our area in...

Semifinalist Teams Selected in $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition Tuesday, April 6, 2021 3:30PM IST (10:00AM GMT) 38 semifinalist teams from 16 countries will aim to create an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location instantly.   Los Angeles, United States:   XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced today that 38 teams ...

NJ gets more help spotting COVID-19 variants in positive cases Published: April 4, 2021 In this January 2021 photo, scientists with the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery take variant samples into a laboratory. (Hackensack Meridian Health) New Jersey has additional groups devoted to tracking and diagnosing COVID-19 variants, which have been cited as a primary reason for another surge of cases in the Garden State. The Center for Discovery and Innovation within Hackensack Meridian Health, c...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The Hackensack Meridian Health scientists and clinicians continue to study the promise and potential of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment. view more  Credit: Hackensack Meridian Health March 10, 2021 - Hackensack, NJ - Convalescent plasma, the use of survivors antibodies transfused into sick COVID-19 patients is safe and significantly improves clinical outcomes when using high levels of antibodies, according to a new publication by scientists at Hackensack Merid...