Judith Persichilli

A lawmaker is calling for answers after an independent investigation into the New Jersey's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic counted more deaths than the state previously reported.

With more than 40 confirmed or probable cases, the state has widened its access to the vaccine used to help patients try and avoid some of the rare virus' symptoms.

The results of radon and radiation testing at Colonia High School found no evidence of a cancer cluster or a connection to over 100 brain tumors among graduates and former staff.

The number of confirmed positive COVID cases in New Jersey has been trending down for the past four days but the latest modeling indicates hospitalizations will continue to rise.

In New Jersey, more than 90% of the children who are currently hospitalized with COVID have not received a single shot. Less than 3% have been fully vaccinated.

Hospitals and nursing homes have been directed to develop crisis plans to deal with staff shortages caused by the omicron variant.

As new COVID infections, hospitalizations and the rate of transmission (r/t) continues to rise in New Jersey, there are growing concerns about staffing shortages at hospitals across the Garden State.

As the state confirmed the variant of concern has arrived, here's the latest questions and answers — does it appear easier to spread, and do vaccines seem to work against it?

Gov. Phil Murphy and the State Health Commissioner vow to be ready to give kids shots at school, doctor’s offices, pharmacies and local, county and state sites.

During a coronavirus response press conference in Trenton on Monday, the Murphy administration was asked by reporters how Powell's death from COVID-19 could happen if he was fully vaccinated.