Thousands of South Jersey residents are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to the volunteer service of Rutgers University‒Camden nursing faculty and students who have been on the front line of this massive effort since New Jersey began receiving doses of the vaccine in January.
Nearly 400 Rutgers School of Nursing‒Camden students are assisting at the Camden County vaccination center in Blackwood, checking in community members, answering questions, and administering the Moderna vaccine.
Johnnet Reeves hopes her decision to be inoculated will inspire other people to get vaccinated.
Most of the Rutgers–Camden nursing students had been taking virtual classes since the pandemic began, but now they have an opportunity to help contain the virus’s spread, while getting hands-on experience and fulfilling clinical rotation and volunteer requirements.
The fifth grader was at the festival with her family. She was on a ride identified in court documents as the Super Sizzler.
Attorneys for the family allege the ride was not stopped immediately after the girl was thrown off it, resulting in further injury. McMullen died later that day at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
A state police spokesman on Friday said the accident investigation is active.
Parents Amanda and Christopher McMullen have hired two law firms. Their attorneys have stated they are exploring wrongful death, survival action, and emotional distress lawsuits.
Cherry Hill attorney Louis DeVoto filed a request in December 2020 with the Middlesex County Superior Court for access to all state police reports. The state Attorney General s Office said the file is not considered a public record and a court order would be needed to release it, DeVoto told the court.
CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) One man is dead and another is in critical condition after they were poisoned by carbon monoxide at a home in Camden, New Jersey, authorities said.
First responders were called to the 1500 block of Louis Street around 3 a.m. Saturday after a neighbor became worried of their whereabouts.
A neighbor told police the two men in their 50s had not been seen in several hours.
EMS workers entered the home carrying carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in their bags. The detectors alarm started sounding while inside the home.
EMS crews called the fire department. Firefighters found the two men and pulled them from the home.