Belleville-Nutley, NJ Coronavirus Updates & News For July 1 – Patch.com

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available. The Montclair clinics are open to anyone 18 or older.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Health Department will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations on the first and third Tuesdays of July at the department’s offices, located on the third floor of the Montclair Municipal Building, 205 Claremont Avenue…. Read more

Newark will use $14 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help struggling renters and landlords amid the pandemic.

NEWARK, NJ — Newark will use $14 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help renters and landlords struggling amid the pandemic, officials announced Wednesday…. Read more

Rutgers University will test whether probiotics – bacteria found in the intestines – can boost the body’s natural defenses against COVID-19.

NEW JERSEY — Some nutritional experts say probiotics – bacteria naturally found in the intestines – can help to treat certain stomach issues, among other health benefits. But can they also help people protect themselves against the coronavirus? That’s what a team of Rutgers researchers want to find out…. Read more

Parents of kindergartners through eighth-graders can ask that they be held back a year to improve their academics, the new law says.

TRENTON, NJ — Parents who are concerned that their children have fallen significantly behind academically as a result of remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic now can request that their children repeat the grade level under a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Phil Murphy…. Read more

The “COVID-19 Community Corps” will be knocking on doors in three Essex County towns to get more people vaccinated in the area.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New Jersey officials announced last week that state employees and volunteers dubbed the “COVID-19 Community Corps” will be knocking on doors in towns that haven’t reached 70 percent of their adult population getting their first doses, the state’s target goal. In Essex County, that will mean Newark, East Orange and Irvington…. Read more

The “COVID-19 Community Corps” will be knocking on doors in three Essex County towns to get more people vaccinated in the area.

MILLBURN, NJ — New Jersey officials announced last week that state employees and volunteers dubbed the “COVID-19 Community Corps” will be knocking on doors in towns that haven’t reached 70 percent of their adult population getting their first doses, the state’s target goal. In Essex County, that will mean Newark, East Orange and Irvington…. Read more