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North Jersey Stop & Shop Unveils Revamped Store (PHOTOS) North Jersey Stop & Shop Unveils Revamped Store (PHOTOS)
North Jersey Stop & Shop Unveils Revamped Store (Photos) A Bergen County Stop & Shop has reopened after a renovation. The newly-remodeled store on Washington Avenue in Dumont is noticeably brighter, more modern, and offers new features. They're all centered around delivering fresh, healthy, and convenient options made to make grocery shopping easier. Highlights of the remodeled Dumont store include: Expanded produce department offering more ways to eat healthily Remodeled bakery department complete with delicious cakes, cupcakes, and other treats Upgraded seafood departments with a service case that offer fresh filets An updated deli …

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by Cecilia Levine
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New COVID Variant Has Scientists Worried New COVID Variant Has Scientists Worried
New COVID Variant Has Scientists Worried Another COVID-19 variant with multiple mutations is the subject of a special meeting called by the World Health Organization for Friday. The meeting on the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa will focus on what the new variant means for treatments and vaccines, the organization said Thursday. The WHO was expected to give the new variant a name on Friday. WHO's technical COVID-19 lead Maria Van Kerkhove said in live Q&A briefing that a virus with many mutations impacts the nature of how it behaves. UK Health Security agent Sajid Javid says much is still unknown about the new var…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Unvaccinated Are More Than Twice As Likely To Get Virus A Second Time, CDC Says COVID-19: Unvaccinated Are More Than Twice As Likely To Get Virus A Second Time, CDC Says
Covid-19: Unvaccinated Are More Than Twice As Likely To Get Virus A Second Time, CDC Says A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that COVID-19 vaccines offer better and more protection against reinfection of the virus than just natural immunity among those who already have been infected. On Friday, Aug. 6, the CDC released the findings of a new study of nearly 1,000 Americans who previously tested positive for COVID-19 but remained unvaccinated. According to the study, those who were unvaccinated proved to be more than twice as likely to become infected for a second time than those who were fully vaccinated against the virus. Researchers …

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by Zak Failla