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New Jersey is taking its COVID-19 vaccine mega-sites offline through mid-July as more than 4.1 million fully vaccinated, Gov. Phil Murphy said

Poll: Vaccine willingness growing among Black, Hispanic communities June 1, 2021 11:52 am A new poll shows vaccine hesitancy dropping – albeit slowly – among African American and Hispanic New Jersey voters, considered a particularly challenging demographic to inoculate against COVID-19. Sixty-nine percent of Black voters in the state were willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to 62% in February and 60% in November, according to a poll released June 1. It was conducted by the polling firm Change Research and commissioned by the Newark-based nonprofit Project Ready. Willingness a...

That’s the way things are pointing. Businesses are already busy. Bookings are up. Real estate is hot. The only cloud, a shortage of workers.

The purpose of the giveaways is to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations and reward customers who already are inoculated, the company said. “We're grateful for the millions of people who’ve received one of the well over 17 million doses we’ve administered at CVS Health, but we have a long way to go,” CVS senior vice president and chief medical officer Dr. Kyu Rhee said. “Getting as much of the population fully vaccinated will bring us one step closer to all the things we’ve missed during the past 14 months, and keep our country moving in the right direction.” Among the weekly dra...

Residents living near NJ lakes, including Lake Hopatcong, are optimistic for the upcoming season after harmful algae and COVID caused problems.