Newark officials, University Hospital vie for major expansion njbiz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from njbiz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
N.J.’s largest nurses union filed 24 worker safety complaints during pandemic
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Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen faces more than $65,000 in fines for employee safety violations issued by the federal government.EJA
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The state’s largest nurse and health care worker union filed 24 complaints over employee safety violations during the pandemic, and will seek a larger role through contract negotiations in determining how hospitals, nursing homes and other health care employers respond to emergencies, its president said.
HPAE, Health Professionals and Allied Employees learned a lot over the last year, namely, “We were not prepared at all for any pandemic or crisis situation and we need to have worker input,” HPAE President Debbie White said.
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The Camden County Vaccination Center, located at Camden County College in Blackwood, has the ability to offer doses of the Moderna vaccine this Monday to eligible residents, according to Patch.com.
The vaccines will be available by appointment only on Monday through camdencountyvaccine.com or by phoning (856) 549-0530 or (800)-999-9045.
Clinic hours have reportedly been extended to accommodate the new appointments.
Although the county recently received an influx of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, those have been administered, but Moderna remains available. Camden County does not yet have the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine available, Patch.com reports.
Allergy season 2021: How to tell if your symptoms are coronavirus or allergies
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It’s that time of the year again. When our eyes are itchy, our noses are runny, we’re coughing up a storm and we’re wondering if the symptoms are allergies or the coronavirus.
That’s right, the spring allergy season is here again in New Jersey. Pollen counts will continue to soar through April and May and into the first week of June, when grass pollen peaks. Those pesky allergy symptoms should start tailing off around the Fourth of July. But until then, each cough or wheeze is going to put plenty of people on edge.
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