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These medical experts helped N.J. navigate the pandemic. Here's how they're spending their summer vacations.

These medical experts helped N.J. navigate the pandemic. Here’s how they’re spending their summer vacations.
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
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Now the vaccination effort is fully underway and the CDC has loosened mask guidance, we’re all hoping for a more normal summer. And with the warm weather coming, people are making plans to see faraway family members, to visit their favorite vacation spots and take some time off.
So what are the medical experts around the state planning to do? Most say they’re planning to stay close to home, though they said they would be willing to fly or stay in a hotel. Here’s how they are spending their summer vacations. ....

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Are private gatherings really driving COVID-19? Why N.J. doesn't have the data to back that up

Are private gatherings really driving COVID-19? Why N.J. doesn’t have the data to back that up
Updated Dec 13, 2020;
Posted Dec 13, 2020
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli speaks at Governor Phil Murphy s daily coronavirus press briefing in June.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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But what data are state health officials basing this on?
The only data set the state has released about the sources of infections has been focused on outbreaks defined as two or more cases that can be linked to a common exposure. It shows that sports were the top source of known outbreaks going back to March. In October, the most recent month for which data is publicly available, 33% of the 51 traced outbreaks were connected to sports. But gatherings and parties only account for 6% that’s three outbreaks. ....

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