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Side Effects? Why Get It? Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered By Daily Voice NJ Readers Side Effects? Why Get It? Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered By Daily Voice NJ Readers
Side Effects? Why Get It? Your Covid-19 Vaccine Questions Answered By Daily Voice NJ Readers If getting a magic potion shot into your arm made you less likely to get COVID-19, would you get it? To some, it's a no-brainer: Of course, yes.  To others, that elixir leaves more questions than it does answers. Daily Voice New Jersey polled our Instagram followers about the COVID-19 vaccine, curious to know what drives people to get it (or not), what the side effects are and more. As of Jan. 20, 371,310 first doses were administered, and 49,759 second doses were administered, according to the COVID-19 dashboard. According to the Daily Voice Instagram poll, 89 percent of people (1,135) …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NEW RULES: CDC Now Says Exposed Healthy People 'Don’t Necessarily' Need COVID Test NEW RULES: CDC Now Says Exposed Healthy People 'Don’t Necessarily' Need COVID Test
NEW Rules: CDC Now Says Exposed Healthy People 'Don’t Necessarily' Need COVID Test Healthy people who’ve been exposed to COVID-19 “do not necessarily need a test” if they don’t have symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control said this week, reversing a previous recommendation. The CDC previously urged testing for anyone who'd come into close contact with an infected COVID patient, whether or not they themselves had symptoms. The centers now says that most healthy people should be tested if they develop symptoms following an exposure – among them, fever, cough or shortness of breath -- but not necessarily if they don't. Some experts agree with the new guidelines, although …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers
An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers A Ridgewood brother and sister reached back generations to show their appreciation for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Yevchak, 15, and Christopher Yevchak, 12, posted a sign on their family’s front lawn featuring a retouched image of “Rosie the Riveter” to thank the doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. The kids’ grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth, was one of 6 million or so original “Rosies” who took up tools during World War II -- a time when munitions and other factory-produced goods were vital. America’s entry into the Second Wor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Have You Seen This View Of Hackensack First Responders' 'Clap Out' At HUMC? VIDEO: Have You Seen This View Of Hackensack First Responders' 'Clap Out' At HUMC?
Video: Have You Seen This View Of Hackensack First Responders' 'Clap Out' At Humc? You've probably heard by now about the "clap out" staged this week by Hackensack police and firefighters, one of several such events honoring health care workers throughout the country. With emergency lights flashing and sirens blazing, the city's finest and bravest joined residents in showing their appreciation and support for the Hackensack University Medical Center staff Tuesday night as the battle against coronavirus continues. "It's great to see such a positive event in these difficult times," Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. "The residents and businesses have be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
TRUE HERO: Gulf War Vet, Park Ridge Cop-Turned-Nurse Fights Coronavirus In Second Career Battle TRUE HERO: Gulf War Vet, Park Ridge Cop-Turned-Nurse Fights Coronavirus In Second Career Battle
True Hero: Gulf War Vet, Park Ridge Cop-Turned-Nurse Fights Coronavirus In Second Career Battle A former Park Ridge police officer is on the front lines of the coronavirus war just three months into his new career, armed with new expertise.  After retiring from law enforcement after 25 years, Laughton recently started a new career in nursing with a 2019 degree from Bergen Community College. Lisa Catalano Cifalino, his manager at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, launched a Facebook series about COVID-19 heroes. Laughton is her first HERO, which was shared by Park Ridge police.   "Please keep him, his co-workers, and all health care workers in your thoughts and prayers. T…

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by Jon Craig
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New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site For First Responders, Health Care Workers Only Opens Sunday New Bergen COVID-19 Test Site For First Responders, Health Care Workers Only Opens Sunday
New Bergen Covid-19 Test Site For First Responders, Health Care Workers Only Opens Sunday The first drive-thru coronavirus testing site in New Jersey dedicated solely to first responders and health care workers opens Sunday afternoon at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus. Only first responders and health care professionals who live or work in Bergen County will be tested at the site -- but only after they are screened first, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. To be screened, Tedesco said, symptomatic first responders and health care workers must first: complete a brief survey located at https://www.newbridgehealth.org; see a Telehealth doctor; obtain a confirma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: Changes Coming To Paramus, Holmdel Testing Sites As Cases Shoot Above 6,800 COVID-19: Changes Coming To Paramus, Holmdel Testing Sites As Cases Shoot Above 6,800
Covid-19: Changes Coming To Paramus, Holmdel Testing Sites As Cases Shoot Above 6,800 Changes are coming to New Jersey's government-run coronavirus testing centers in Paramus and Holmdel. Starting on Saturday, March 28, the Bergen Community College and PNC Bank Arts Center testing centers will only accept symptomatic health care workers and first responders -- police, fire, and EMS. The general public will not be able to access these sites on Saturday. The following day, the testing sites will move to a new schedule, to be announced on covid19.nj.gov. The sites will collect 500 samples each day they are open. Beginning April 4, the  PNC Bank Arts Center site …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: New Jersey Sees More Than 4,400 Cases, Hospital Expansion, Hopefully Financial Aid COVID-19: New Jersey Sees More Than 4,400 Cases, Hospital Expansion, Hopefully Financial Aid
Covid-19: New Jersey Sees More Than 4,400 Cases, Hospital Expansion, Hopefully Financial Aid New Jersey had more than 4,402 coronavirus cases and 62 deaths as of Wednesday, officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy announced an additional 736 cases and 18 deaths in Ocean (4), Monmouth (2), and one each in Bergen, Burlington, Cumberland, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties.  The increase in cases were a result of community spreading and "aggressive" testing, Murphy said. But cases are expected to increase -- and the state is working to expand hospitals to accommodate new patients, the governor said. "We must be able to ensure hospital capacit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Boy Makes Crafty PPE Kits For Healthcare Workers Like His Mom Bergen County Boy Makes Crafty PPE Kits For Healthcare Workers Like His Mom
Bergen County Boy Makes Crafty PPE Kits For Healthcare Workers Like His Mom Marquis Williams, Jr. of Bergen County has been worried about COVID-19. Part of that could be because his mom, Sandy Williams, is a health care worker herself. “I work at a Bergen County hospital, and he keeps asking if I'll become sick from there,” said Sandy, who works in the lab testing not only hospital patients, but many nursing home residents. Marquis, 10, was watching TV when he saw on the news that hospitals were running low on supplies. And so, he took action. The boy scoured the internet to find out how to make face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) kits with essenti…

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by Valerie Musson