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How Close is Too Close , Public Sidewalks in the Village Central Business District

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Ridgewood NJ, how close is too close. As Ridgewood merchants and restaurants struggle to make patrons feel safe in the age of COVID , Village sidewalks in the central business districts have become increasingly cluttered .  Restaurants in particular are waging a balancing act between public safety and tyrannical edicts from the governors office . The question remains how much sidewalk encroachment is too much ?

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Governor Phil Murphy : Goal is to vaccinate 70% of the eligible adult population within six months

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey will roll out COVID-19 vaccines in phases to serve all who live, work and study in the state. Our goal is to vaccinate 70% of the eligible adult population within six months. This is a huge undertaking, as it could represent as many as 4.7 million individuals. As I have reported in the past, we expect that the demand for the vaccine will outpace the supply, so we will need to initiate vaccine sites in phases to ensure equitable distribution. Currently, vaccines are available to those who are in the 1A category which includes paid and unpaid persons, serving in healthcare settings, who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials, and also long-term care residents and staff.

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CDC: 8 Things to Know about the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program

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Ridgewood NJ, Now that there is an authorized and recommended vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in the United States, here are 8 things you need to know about the new COVID-19 Vaccination Program and COVID-19 vaccines.

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CDC: Healthcare Personnel and Long-term Care Facility Residents should be offered COVID-19 Vaccination First

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Ridgewood NJ, In the United States, there is not yet an authorized or approved vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The federal government, through Operation Warp Speedexternal , has been working since the pandemic started to make one or more COVID-19 vaccines available as soon as possible. Although CDC does not have a role in developing COVID-19 vaccines, CDC has been working closely with health departments and partners to develop vaccination plans for when a vaccine is available.

With the possibility of one or more COVID-19 vaccines becoming available before the end of the year, here are things you need to know about where those plans currently stand.

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CDC plans to issue COVID-19 vaccination cards so that individuals can verify their vaccination status

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Ridgewood NJ, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is reporting that according to multiple reports, the US CDC plans to issue COVID-19 vaccination cards so that individuals can verify their vaccination status, much like cards used for other vaccinations, such as the ICVP “yellow card” for yellow fever. Additionally, the CDC is reportedly designing templates for buttons and stickers that health departments and providers can provide to vaccinated individuals, similar to the “I Voted” stickers handed out to many voters on election day. These templates will be included in the CDC’s SARS-CoV-2 vaccination toolkit to “educate and promote vaccination.”

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Germbuster System offers Preventative monthly two-step Process Amidst Second Covid19 Wave

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Redbank  NJ, Bedside nurses are not the only RNs keeping us safe from the COVID19 pandemic. Gina Dehmer, RN, BSN, an Environmental Health Nurse focused on Infection Control, along with her business partner and environmental contractor and consultant Gary Syzmanski, has created a suite of preventative services for all indoor environments, commercial and residential, to protect those inside from a host of germs—including COVID19.

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Johns Hopkins University Newsletter Pulls Study Challenging Deadliness of COVID19

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Ridgewood NJ, Johns Hopkins University Newsletter ran a study from Genevieve Briand, assistant program director of the Applied Economics master’s degree program at Hopkins, that looked at the effect of COVID-19 on U.S. deaths according to data from the CDC. Dr. Genevieve Briand at Johns Hopkins University noted some critical accounting errors done at the national level.

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Ridgewood Businesses and Eateries Sign Pledge to Adhere to the CDC Guidelines

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Ridgewood NJ, The Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ Event, which creates a pedestrian mall between Broad Street and Walnut Street, will take place this weekend, November 21st and 22nd.  Retail businesses place their products on tables and eateries have outdoor dining on the streets in front of their businesses.  In addition, on the west side of the Central Business District, Ridgewood’s West Village, has many unique stores and eateries.  We encourage you to visit us to enjoy our local shops and eateries during the warmer weather this weekend.  All of our businesses and eateries have signed a pledge to adhere to the CDC guidelines, so customers can shop and dine with confidence in Ridgewood’s Central Business District.  Masks are strongly encouraged at this event and are always required to enter any businesses.  The Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ Event will not take place on November 28th and 29th.

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US CDC MASK GUIDANCE UPDATE

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Ridgewood NJ, the US CDC published updated analysis regarding the role of mask use in protecting the wearer. The official CDC guidance continues to emphasize the value of masks in terms of “source control”—ie, that masks limit the volume of droplets expelled into the environment—rather than as protection for the wearer; however, the updated analysis indicates that masks can provide protection for the wearer as well, including the ability to filter “fine droplets and particles less than 10 microns.” Recent studies found that the filtration effect varied between masks and mask types, with multi-layer masks constructed with more densely woven material performing better than single-layer masks made from lower thread count fabric. The guidance also references studies that evaluated various mask materials, including both synthetic (eg, polypropylene) and natural materials (eg, silk). The CDC does not appear to have issued a corresponding update to its guidance on mask use (ie, to highlight the benefit to the wearer), but we will monitor the CDC website for any forthcoming changes. Hopefully, this new information will encourage increased mask use among the public.

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CDC Study found that mask use increased from 78% in April to 89% in June, but Other crucial mitigation measures, stagnated or declined

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security a recent CDC study published in the MMWR assessed self-reporting of recommended behaviors to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission, including mask-wearing, hand washing, social distancing, and staying home when sick. The Data Foundation COVID Impact Survey collected national data on reported mitigation behaviors from April to June among adults.

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Halloween trick or treating will take place in Ridgewood this year

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Ridgewood NJ, Halloween trick or treating will take place in Ridgewood this year. Below are the NJ Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control guidelines for this holiday.  We ask that you abide by these guidelines, including social distancing and wearing protective masks.  As has always been the case, if you do not want trick or treaters coming to your door, please leave your outside lights off.

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Governor Murphy Lays Out Mandatory On the Job COVID Health and Safety Standards?

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Trenton NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy has one of the worst  COVID safety records  in the world despite locking down the New Jersey economy .  The Governors policies has been accused of murdering nursing home patients  and the Murphy administration is now being investigated by the Department of Justice for the COVID related deaths in Veterans facilities .

The Governor claimed in an ongoing efforts to safeguard New Jersey’s frontline workforce, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192, providing mandatory health and safety standards to protect all New Jersey’s workers at work during the pandemic.

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Obesity Leads to elevated risk of severe COVID-19 disease

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security ,the US CDC updated its guidance regarding individuals at elevated risk of severe COVID-19 disease and death due to underlying medical conditions, including more detailed information regarding the risk associated with obesity. The previous iteration of the guidance noted that individuals with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher were at elevated risk of severe COVID-19 disease. The most recent update includes multiple categories: obesity (BMI of greater than 30 but less than 40) and severe obesity (BMI of 40 or greater). Additionally, the guidance notes that individuals “having overweight” (BMI of greater than 25 but less than 30) may also be at elevated risk of severe disease. The expanded risk group could potentially mean that 72% of all Americans are at elevated risk of severe disease based solely on their weight. Notably, BMI does not accurately characterize body fat percentage or overweight/obesity in all individuals, but it provides a simplified metric to help categorize risk associated with these conditions.

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CDC Reconfirms COVID infections are principally spread through “close contact”

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the CDC published new guidance on the potential for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 earlier this week. The updated guidance distinguishes between droplet and airborne transmission (as well as contact transmission); however, it emphasizes that respiratory droplets exist in a spectrum of sizes, ranging from large droplets “that fall out of the air rapidly” to smaller droplets or particles “that can remain suspended for many minutes to hours and travel far from the source.” The guidance also describes aerosols—referring both to smaller droplets and particles and the “clouds of these respiratory droplets in the air”—and clarifies the public health definition of “airborne transmission”—specifically, transmission via “infectious, pathogen-containing, small droplets and particles suspended in the air over long distances and that persist in the air for long times.”

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