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https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1485656591361888264
.@GovMurphy starts with announcement on new housing assistance made possible through the federal government. Also added that @GetCoveredNJ enrollment deadline is approaching.
#Omicron may have peaked in the Garden State. @GovMurphy said that health officials are seeing caseloads starting to "pull back." However, numbers are still too high, the governor added.
Two vaccine megasites also opened in North Jersey.
Two vaccine megasites also opened in North Jersey.
Newly available data on boosters still indicate the vaccines are very strong against #COVID19, tools that prevent severe illnesses.
In-school masks still continuing, governor said, a sign that students will likely still be required to cover their face for the next few weeks. I don't want to say months because I don't like to examine #COVID19 trends and make statements too far ahead.
.@GovMurphy salutes fallen @AtlanticCityFD Anthony Carfagno, who recently died from #COVID19. I covered Mr. Carfagno's death when it was reported.
https://twitter.com/GovMurphy/status/1485677344501211139
.@NJDOH commissioner said data suggest that the Garden State's #Omicron wave likely peaked "two weeks ago."
.@NJDeptofHealth commissioner said four pediatric #COVID19 deaths have been reported in the state since Christmas. None had reported comorbidities, she said.
South Jersey has a 17.66% #COVID19 positivity rate, health commissioner said.
.@NJSP is continuing to monitor a possible coastal storm later this week, Murphy said.
.@GovMurphy said he and officials are working with labor unions regarding his recent executive order, which requires full vax and boosters for thousands of health care workers. Many fear staff shortages will grow because of Murphy's new rule.
Dr. Lifshitz says people shouldn't compare #COVID19 to the flu, specifically with pediatric patients. More kids are dying from the coronavirus than influenza, Lifshitz said, citing available data.
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