by William Jester | Aug 28, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
When Gov. Phil Murphy mandated last week that employees at hospitals and other state and private healthcare facilities must get the COVID-19 vaccine, dentists were conspicuously absent from the list, as were other types of providers. As dean of the Rutgers School of...
by William Jester | Aug 27, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
As Rutgers welcomes faculty, staff and students back to campus in the midst of the COVID-19 Delta variant surge, the push is on to get the university community vaccinated in time for the fall semester. Rutgers Today sat down with Vicente Gracias, senior vice...
by William Jester | Aug 26, 2021 | Community, News
Starting kindergarten is a big deal for children and parents, and a lot is at stake when it comes to being ready for school. Far more than choosing a backpack and gathering supplies, “school readiness” includes children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical...
by William Jester | Aug 25, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
In the past weeks, reports have emerged indicating that some parents have been lying about the age of their children in order to get them vaccinated against COVID-19 before the new school year starts. Children under the age of 12 are currently not eligible for a...
by William Jester | Aug 24, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
As COVID-19 cases around the country continue to increase, some major cities are taking matters into their own hands by requiring vaccines for certain indoor activities. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Thursday, August 12, that people in the city must...