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Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work
Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work A U.S. Postal Service supervisor from New Jersey openly sold 400 bogus COVID vaccine cards that she printed at her job -- while claiming that a graphic design degree was "paying off" for her, federal authorities charged. Lisa Hammell, 39, of the South Jersey town of Turnersville, sold the cards for from $20 to $100 after advertising them on social media, an indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Two of the buyers were from New Jersey and another was a federal employee in Virginia whose mother needed the card because she worked in a hospital and had to be …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: Two Omicron Cases Detected In Lehigh Valley COVID-19: Two Omicron Cases Detected In Lehigh Valley
Covid-19: Two Omicron Cases Detected In Lehigh Valley Two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been detected in the Lehigh Valley, health officials announced. St. Luke's University Health Network confirmed two cases on Thursday and is investigating at least 30 other suspicious cases, according to a news release. The network says those cases likely account for a portion of recent breakthrough cases. “This is another reason to strongly consider getting a booster shot, or to be immunized if you haven’t already,” said Jeffrey Jahre, MD, St. Luke’s Senior Vice President of Medical & Academic Affairs and Section Chief Emeritus of Infectio…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
No Vaccine, No Job: 118 NJ Hospital Network Employees Fired No Vaccine, No Job: 118 NJ Hospital Network Employees Fired
No Vaccine, No Job: 118 NJ Hospital Network Employees Fired More than 100 employees of New Jersey's largest health care system were fired for refusing to comply with its COVID vaccination policy, officials said. RWJBarnabas Health gave employees a deadline of Oct. 15 to receive the shots, and 118 of them apparently did not, news reports say. “Regrettably, and despite all best efforts, 118 staff members have not complied with the mandate and are no longer employees of RWJBarnabas Health, per our vaccine mandate policy,” a spokeswoman told NJ Advance Media in a statement. Of those employees, 62 were per diem who worked occasional shifts throughout th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Popular Morris County Restaurant Now Requires Proof Of Full COVID Vaccination For Indoor Guests Popular Morris County Restaurant Now Requires Proof Of Full COVID Vaccination For Indoor Guests
Popular Morris County Restaurant Now Requires Proof Of Full COVID Vaccination For Indoor Guests A popular restaurant in Morris County is now requiring customers dining indoors to show proof that they’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Christopher Cannon, owner of Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen on South Street in Morristown, made the announcement on the restaurant’s website, stating that the decision came after a management team member tested positive despite being fully vaccinated. Jockey Hollow was shut down for a week, costing Cannon between $80,000 and $90,000 in profits, he said in a report from Daily Record. As of Sept. 9, indoor diners over age 12 will be asked to show…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ's University Hospital Workers Fired Over Bogus Vaccination Cards NJ's University Hospital Workers Fired Over Bogus Vaccination Cards
NJ's University Hospital Workers Fired Over Bogus Vaccination Cards Several University Hospital employees have been fired over bogus COVID-19 vaccination cards, news reports say.  Noticeable differences were spotted between the CDC-generated vaccination cards and the forged ones, the Newark-based hospital's president and CEO Dr. Shereef Elnahal told NJ Spotlight. The fake vaccination cards were an apparent effort to overcome the hospital's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy announced in June. It was not clear exactly how many employees were terminated. The news comes days after a 31-year-old Jasmine Clifford -- who calls herself “Anti-Va…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
South Jersey University's $1,000 Vaccine Incentive Takes Sting Out Of COVID-Era Tuition South Jersey University's $1,000 Vaccine Incentive Takes Sting Out Of COVID-Era Tuition
South Jersey University's $1,000 Vaccine Incentive Takes Sting Out Of Covid-era Tuition If you'e a student at Rowan University, it's your lucky day. Not only can you get a COVID-19 shot, but the university in South Jersey is offering full-time students $500 for proof of the vaccination, and another $500 for every vaccinated student who lives on campus. Rowan University President Ali A. Houshmand announced the new incentive on Thursday. “Rowan University is committed to assisting Gov. Murphy and the state of New Jersey in achieving the goal of fully vaccinating 70% of adults,” Houshmand said. “We are equally committed to ensuring that our students, employees and neighbors are…

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by Jon Craig
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COVID-19: Error Allows Employees At Area Private School Access To Vaccine, Report Says COVID-19: Error Allows Employees At Area Private School Access To Vaccine, Report Says
Covid-19: Error Allows Employees At Area Private School Access To Vaccine, Report Says Nearly a dozen faculty and staff at a private school received the COVID-19 vaccination ahead of health care professionals and long-term care residents due to an email error. On Monday, Jan. 4, Head of School at The Williams School Mark Fader said that 11 faculty and staff had taken the vaccine after the school was informed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the employees were eligible to participate in one of the first rounds of vaccinations, the New London Day reported. In response, the school provided a list of faculty and staff to the CDC and all 53 employees rec…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID Vaccinations By Appointment Begin For Paid, Volunteer Health Care Workers In Bergen COVID Vaccinations By Appointment Begin For Paid, Volunteer Health Care Workers In Bergen
COVID Vaccinations By Appointment Begin For Paid, Volunteer Health Care Workers In Bergen COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed by appointment only beginning this Monday, Dec. 28, to paid and volunteer Bergen County Category 1A health care workers, County Executive Jim Tedesco announced Saturday. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and all other Category 1A health care workers from Bergen County can get doses at the county's Alternative Care Facility, a field hospital wing constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers with help from FEMA earlier this year on the campus of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Tedesco said. The 1,000 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine "will ser…

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by Jerry DeMarco