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4 Tips to Choose a Sanitizer That Fits Your Needs

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While they have been with us for many years, a majority of people around the globe barely knew about them or their importance until the global pandemic struck. As you may have guessed, we’re talking about hand sanitizers! It is sad that sanitizers also became a booming business, which attracted many, especially after populations were sent out of employment. Soon after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, sanitizers flooded the market after a slight global shortage. After all, necessity is the mother of invention, right?

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Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Card Gives New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy a Failing Grade

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Trenton NJ, Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2020. Governors receiving an A are those who have cut taxes and spending the most, whereas governors receiving an F have raised taxes and spending the most.

Four governors were awarded an A on this report: Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, and Mark Gordon of Wyoming. Seven governors were awarded an F: Ralph (Black Face) Northam of Virginia, Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, J. B. Pritzker of Illinois, Kate Brown of Oregon, and Jay Inslee of Washington.

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New Jersey’s real GDP fell at a 35.6% annual rate in the second quarter

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Morristown NJ,  On October 2nd, the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis issued its report on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State for the 2nd Quarter of 2020. The report, which covers April through June, is the second GDP report to show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. economy.

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How Long Does Coronavirus Last On Clothes?

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Ridgewood  NJ, After you return home from your weekly supermarket run, do you throw what you wore straight into the laundry machine to avoid picking up the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? What about after you visit the barber shop? Some people feel calmer and more in control when they remove clothing that they’ve worn in public in case it was exposed to COVID-19.

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NJ Department of Health Memo Mandated Long Term Care facilities take COVID Positive Patients and were Prohibited from Testing Them

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River Vale NJ, Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi : “Since March I’ve been banging a drum about our failures to protect our most vulnerable residents in our Long Term Care Facilities. I started reaching out to the Governor’s office and the Department of Health in late March to ask for assistance and provide suggestions regarding outbreaks that were starting to occur in Bergen and Passaic based facilities. I offered up suggestions such as closing the FEMA testing sites for several days to mandatorily test staff and personnel at the facilities. I begged them to allocate some PPE to the facilities. I offered medically trained professionals to assist with contact tracing. And I warned that unless we took immediate action we would see outbreaks throughout every facility in the State.”

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Job Growth Outpaces High Point for Obama-Biden Recovery ,Unemployment Rates Drops to 7.9%

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Ridgewood NJ, jobs , jobs, jobs in the last jobs report before the November election released Friday, September’s very positive jobs numbers actually confirm that we may be experiencing the most dynamic economic recovery in American history.

In September the US Economy added 661,000 jobs despite some of the best efforts by Governor Murphy and Governor Cuomo and tyrannical lock downs.

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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive for the Coronavirus

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Washington DC, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House physician announced late Thursday.

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COVID deaths from two state-run veterans’ homes in Menlo Park and Paramus is now 190

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Paramus NJ, The COVID death toll at New Jersey veterans’ homes has been increased by almost 50 after a review of state records, a development that exemplifies the need for more investigation, said Senator Joe Pennacchio.

Pennacchio, since May, has been calling for a Senate Select Committee with subpoena powers to scrutinize the Murphy Administration’s policies and decisions impacting coronavirus in long-term care facilities.

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Governor Murphy budget will do great damage to New Jersey businesses and taxpayers

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Trenton NJ, NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka issued the following statement regarding the revised FY2021 State Budget signed today by Gov. Phil Murphy.

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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) published preliminary findings for COVID19 Vaccine

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New Brunswick NJ,  according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security , Johnson & Johnson (J&J) published (preprint) preliminary findings from the Phase 1/2a clinical trials for its candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Ad26.COV.S). The studies included nearly 800 participants, who were split into 3 cohorts for the randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. The first 2 cohorts were made up of 402 healthy adults aged 18-55 years, and the third cohort included 394 healthy adults over the age of 65. The vaccine was given as a single dose or 2 doses administered 56 days apart. The vaccine was generally well tolerated, and the researchers reported 2 serious adverse events. One of the serious adverse events was determined to be unrelated to the vaccine, and the other was a fever that resolved within 12 hours.

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New Jersey Ranked the 8th Safest State for Schools to Reopen

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Ridgewood NJ, With some students learning online or experiencing a hybrid of online and in-person classes due to COVID-19, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Safest States for Schools to Reopen, as well as accompanying videos and audio files.

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Dr. Fauci Says We Can Continue to Reopen, So Let’s Do It !

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Middletown NJ,  Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (R-Monmouth) strongly agrees with Dr. Anthony Fauci when he said during an interview with Governor Phil Murphy yesterday that New Jersey can and should continue to reopen:

“It was great to hear from Dr. Fauci and I couldn’t agree more, New Jersey should continue to reopen as soon as possible so let’s start now,” Scharfenberger commented. “In fact, I am even more confident that we should begin to ease restrictions immediately so businesses can get back to operating safely, at full strength.”

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Massachusetts Investigates COVID Deaths at Senior Facilities, New Jersey Still Does Nothing

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Paramus NJ, The coronavirus pandemic began hitting New Jersey and Massachusetts at close to the same time, and it wasn’t long before both states were seeing a disturbing loss of life in veterans’ homes and nursing homes.

A half year later, Massachusetts has completed an inquiry into the problems that led to tragedy, and a grand jury has indicted several top officials from a particularly hard-hit veterans facilities.

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Governor Murphy Extends the Public Health Emergency, Senator Testa Urges ,time to end the Perpetual Emergency and Power Grab

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TRENTON NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 186. The Order extends the Public Health Emergency that was declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103, which was previously extended on April 7, May 6, June 4, July 2, August 1, and August 27. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed.

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Dr. Fauci Tells Governor Murphy its “scientifically safe for your State to reopen”

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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy held Facebook Live chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Thursday morning.

That look of Rut-Ro when Dr. Fauci tells you during a live TV show that it’s becoming scientifically safe for your State to reopen.