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COVID-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective COVID-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective
Covid-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective More reliable than the flu shot? Pfizer on Monday trumpeted a COVID-19 vaccine candidate as more than 90% effective – nearly three times better than the effectiveness of last season’s influenza vaccine. Pfizer said it hopes to have 50 million doses of the free vaccine ready by the end of this year and as many as 1.3 billion doses available next year to fight the deadly global pandemic. Two doses per person of BNT162b2 would be necessary, said the Manhattan-based drug maker, which teamed up with BioNTech of Germany to develop the booster. Pfizer plans to ask the federal Food and Drug Admini…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MEASLES: Case Confirmed At Nutley School MEASLES: Case Confirmed At Nutley School
Measles: Case Confirmed At Nutley School A case of the measles has been confirmed at a Nutley elementary school. The health department and school officials had bee tracking the Washington School case before it had been confirmed, Nutley Superintendent of Schools Dr. Julie Glazer said in a letter to parents. The building has been sanitized and disinfected by custodians, Glazer said in the Sept. 27 letter. Neither staff nor students are at risk, and school officials will continually follow guidance from state and local health departments, the superintendent said. The state health department urged anyone who suspects exposure to ca…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport
NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Newark Airport travelers may have been exposed to measles at the end of May, state health officials said. A traveler with the highly-contagious disease arrived at Terminal B from Tokyo, Japan on May 29 at 5 p.m., the state's health department said. The traveler later left for Quebec, Canada from Terminal A. Anyone in the airport between May 29 at 5 p.m., and May 30 at 3:30 p.m. may have been exposed to measles and, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as June 20. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the ill individual’s flights will be notified by their local he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Visitors To Cranford Business On May 30 May Have Been Exposed To Measles Visitors To Cranford Business On May 30 May Have Been Exposed To Measles
Visitors To Cranford Business On May 30 May Have Been Exposed To Measles The state Department of Health reported a possible measles exposure at AristaCare Health Services corporate offices at 245 Birchwood Ave. in Cranford. The township said anyone who visited the business May 30 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. may have been exposed. A New York City resident who has a confirmed case of the highly contagious disease is the source of the possible outbreak, officials said. The department recommends that anyone who visited the location on that date and between those times should contact a health provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk …

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by Paul Milo
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Another Possible Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Another Possible Measles Exposure At Newark Airport
Another Possible Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Another traveler arriving from overseas at Newark Liberty International Airport was infected with measles and may have exposed others to the highly contagious disease, state health officials said Friday. The infected person arrived from Vienna, Austria, on May 8. Anyone inside Terminal B on the date between 2 and 6 p.m. could have been exposed. Measles is a highly contagious illness with symptoms that include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. It can cause serious health complications in people who are not immunized. Symptoms from this latest case of exposure may sho…

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by Paul Milo