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New Rutgers Saliva Test for Coronavirus Gets FDA Approval

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics and its collaborators for a new collection approach that utilizes saliva as the primary test biomaterial for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the first such approval granted by the federal agency.

The new saliva collection method, which RUCDR developed in partnership with Spectrum Solutions and Accurate Diagnostic Labs (ADL), will allow for broader population screening than the current method of nose and throat swabs.

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Governors Establish Multi-State COVID 19 Council to Get People Back to Work and Restore the Economy

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Trenton NJ, Recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo today announced Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is joining the multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work. This announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Hirsh Singh Calls On Governor Phil Murphy Allow Medical Community Preventative Use of Hydroxychloroquine to Treat COVID-19

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LINWOOD NJ, In response to many conversations with doctors and nurses pleading for assistance, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Hirsh Singh has issued a statement calling for Governor Phil Murphy to start allowing healthcare professionals to use preventative medicines (prophylactically) as an option to protect themselves and their patients when COVID-19 infection is suspected if they choose.

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350 doctors Sign Letter Promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to treat COVID 19

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Trenton NJ,just one day after Trump Derangement Syndrome is propelled  U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to write to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn trying to block the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ therapeutics to combat COVID-19.

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TDS Drives Pascrell, Menendez Attempt to block hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine (HCQ) treatments for COVID-19

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PATERSON NJ, Trump Derangement Syndrome is propelling  U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) who wrote to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn calling on his agency to be guided by science and not “politics or political interference” in granting approvals for therapeutics to combat COVID-19.

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New Jersey Rules on Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Hurting New Jersey’s Minority Communities

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Trenton NJ, A USA TODAY report headlined “Black People are Overwhelmingly Dying from Corona Virus in Cities Across the United States” should prompt the Murphy Administration to rethink its policy on the ability of patients to access hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for corona virus treatment therapy, Senator Joe Pennacchio said today.

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Where is the tax money going to come from if nobody is working? 

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Jersey City NJ, according Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop announcing  the first steps to confront the $70 million budget impact COVID-19 will have on the municipal budget of Jersey City.

The city will offer a voluntary separation package for those who have 15 years or more of service with the city. There are currently over 400 employees eligible for the voluntary package with a combined total salary of $22.7 million. Applicants will receive $20,000 or 25% of their salary, whichever is greater. Applicants must respond by April 20th and date of separation will be May 1st.

So one questions ,where is the tax money going to come from if nobody is working?

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Customers and Employees Must Wear Face Coverings Food Shopping

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Trenton NJ, NOTE: The Governor’s pending Executive Order will take effect Friday, April 10. Updates to this article will be made when more information is available.

Governor Murphy has announced a pending Executive Order that will impact business operations across the State of New Jersey. Once the Executive Order is signed, additional information will be posted here. This Executive Order will generally cover:

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Governor Murphy Announces Postponement of June 2nd Primary Elections until July 7th

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Ridgewood NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 120, postponing primary elections on Tuesday, June 2nd to Tuesday, July 7th in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This includes primaries for President, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, the 25th District of the New Jersey Legislature, and county and municipal elections, as well as county committee elections. Last month, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order No. 105, which delayed certain elections set to take place in March and April until May 12th.

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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency in New Jersey

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 119, which extends the Public Health Emergency declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed.

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NJOHSP Warns on Psychological Operations Leveraged Against US, Allies Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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Trenton NJ, Several near-peer competitor countries are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to conduct psychological operations against Western nations to undermine US and European credibility both domestically and globally. Near-peer countries in the Great Power Competition, including China and Russia, are attempting to sow anti-US sentiments using disinformation via different mediums to alter the views of international governments and individuals. Psychological operations target audiences with selective information to influence their emotions and objective reasoning.

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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Closing State and County Parks to Further Social Distancing

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TRENTON NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today announced Executive Order 118, closing all state parks and forests and county parks to further social distancing measures.

“My Administration’s top priority is to flatten the curve of new COVID-19 cases, so we do not create a surge within our health care systems and overwhelm the health care professionals who are managing our response on the frontlines,” said Governor Murphy. “We have seen far too many instances in our parks where people are gathering and socializing in groups and by closing these areas, we are further limiting public interactions to only the most essential purposes. Data shows that our aggressive efforts to flatten the curve are beginning to make a difference; however, we must continue our push to flatten it to the point where our day-over-day increase is zero.”

Under Executive Order No. 108 (2020), municipalities still have the authority to keep municipal parks open or closed.

The order shall take effect on Tuesday, April 7, at 8:00 p.m.

For a copy of Executive Order No. 118, click here.

 

 

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New Jersey is Looking for COBOL Programmers ?

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Ridgewood NJ, Gov. Murphy  often showed his disdain for taxpayers when he told business leaders  that New Jersey may not be their state if they are concerned about tax rates.  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  love raising taxes  and has even managed to raise taxes during  the coronavirus pandemic . But high taxes apparently cant buy you everything and  New Jersey needs help with its antiquated computer systems .How antiquated , so old in fact the states main frames use a 1950 computer language known as COBOL.

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Hirsh Singh Emerges as Top Candidate with Highest Number of Signatures

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Linwood NJ,  Conservative U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh has emerged victorious with the greatest number of signatures backing his candidacy, outstripping all other campaigns. Figures published by the New Jersey Secretary of State revealed that Singh was the only Republican U.S. Senate candidate with over two thousand verified signatures.

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AG Grewal and Colonel Callahan Issue Daily Update on Charges Filed Against Violators of Governor Murphy’s COVID-19 Executive Orders

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Trenton NJ,  Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, announced the following recent enforcement actions against violators of Governor Murphy’s Emergency Orders related to COVID-19:

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