Monthly Archives: December 2020

From InsiderNJ: New Jersey Employment Increases in November; Unemployment Rate Increases To 10.2%  New Jersey private sector employers added to their payrolls in November for the seventh consecutive month while employment in the public sector moved lower. Estimates produced by … Continue reading →

Way to go Punch and Judy – Doses Administered Texas – 140kCalifornia – 128kFlorida – 119kNew York – 113kIllinois – 102k…New Jersey – 37k

Nearly a full year in mobility:

From NJ Spotlight: Tracking sites suggest early vaccinations lagging in NJ New Jersey officials say they are pleased with how the state’s coronavirus vaccine program has launched at hospitals, and health care and labor leaders reported few significant glitches with … Continue reading →

From WaPo: Moderna vaccine shipments set to arrive in states on Monday, Operation Warp Speed logistics chief says Shipments of the second coronavirus vaccine approved by health regulators are set to arrive in states Monday, according to the Trump administration’s vaccine operations … Continue reading →

From Northjersey.com ‘Historic day’ in pandemic fight as health care workers first in NJ to get COVID vaccine At 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, with a single needle prick to nurse Maritza Beniquez’s arm, New Jersey began its counterattack on a virus that … Continue reading →

From CNN: US Covid-19 vaccinations expected to begin Monday as CDC head gives final nod US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield gave the final nod Sunday to the first coronavirus vaccine for the United States, … Continue reading →

From the NYT: F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving … Continue reading →

From the NY Times: F.D.A. Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the vaccine. The agency … Continue reading →

From NJ Business Magazine: NJBIA’s 62nd Annual Business Outlook Survey In last year’s Business Outlook Survey, most respondents said they were anticipating an economic downturn.  But no one saw this coming in their 2020 vision.  The onset of the COVID-19 … Continue reading →

Interesting piece on the lone dissenter at the CDC: CDC advisory panel’s lone dissenter on why long-term care residents shouldn’t receive Covid-19 vaccine first When a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee voted Tuesday to recommend residents of long-term care … Continue reading →

From Science: CDC advisory panel takes first shot at prioritizing who gets the first shots of COVID-19 vaccines Health care workers and elderly people living in long-term care facilities should receive top priority for COVID-19 vaccines in the United States … Continue reading →