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Vaccinated Students, Teachers Won't Need Masks This Fall: CDC
The goal of the new guidance is to get students, teachers and staff back in school buildings full time, according to the federal agency.

The goal of the new guidance is to get students, teachers and staff back in school buildings full time, according to the federal agency.

Update: Single death in New Hampshire last week; 99,555 total infections; 55% of residents are vaccinated, 7th highest in the United States.
Rutgers University will test whether probiotics – bacteria found in the intestines – can boost the body’s natural defenses against COVID-19.
The U.S. has moved from the Trump era to the Biden years. But the protests in Essex County continue – and so do the deportations.
More than any other group, Latinos in Minnesota remained in the workforce during the pandemic. But many found themselves on divergent paths.
As the pandemic worsened inside federal prisons, officials granted fewer releases.
99,403 Granite Staters have tested positive for coronavirus since March 2020; 2.42 million tests administered; 53.7% fully vaccinated.
Rabies is the most deadly virus in the country, transmissible to humans via the bite of an infected animal, and more than 99 percent fatal.
Here's how hospital workers' coronavirus vaccination rates on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley compare to the rest of New York.
Montclair's temporary moratorium on rent increases for tenants will continue until October. It was first passed in May 2020.
A development would include retail space and 60 residential units, 6 of them affordable housing, along Hoboken's southern border.
Hoboken's free outdoor showing of "Rocket Man" Wednesday will be preceded by a 16-minute film about the NJ city's handling of coronavirus.
Here's what a typical undergrad student will pay at Rutgers University's Newark, New Brunswick and Camden campuses.
The free clinic will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at the Vernon Township Community Services Building, 2900 N. Main St. in Buffalo Grove.
Consumer Reports shares a comprehensive guide to COVID-19 vaccination, from who is eligible to be vaccinated to how long protection lasts.
Data Update: Of the 186 new infections last week, 79 were health care workers and 40 were children; 98.4% of all cases have recovered; more.
Americans are once again going to bars or restaurants, traveling and attending events such as movies or sports.
Berkeley residents continued wearing facial coverings on the first day they weren't required to do so, The New York Times reports.
Berkeley residents continued wearing facial coverings on the first day they weren't required to do so, The New York Times reports.
NY will set off fireworks tonight at 10 sites and light 13 state landmarks in blue and gold (including 2 Hudson River bridges) to celebrate.
Gov. Phil Murphy is urging more New Jerseyans to get vaccinated, saying the state has a COVID-19 "pandemic of unvaccinated individuals."
As more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, here's when you can confidently go without a mask, vacation, dine out and more.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Murphy was set to speak beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday and he may address schools, vaccines and NJ reopenings amid COVID.
Coronavirus update: 99K infected during the past 15 months; nearly 700K vaccinated; 27 hospitalized; 38 cases connected to schools; more.
A music teacher coped with the coronavirus pandemic.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Murphy was set to speak beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and may address schools, vaccines and NJ reopenings amid COVID.
So far, 14 states have reached 70 percent coverage among adults, with about a dozen more on pace to reach the milestone by July 4.
Frank Volpe, of West Orange, was a father of 3 and Hoboken restaurateur who died at 42. He was remembered Monday by Gov. Murphy.
5-Day Data: 2 more deaths reported; 250 more infections including 57 children in NH; active cases under 50 in every community; more.
COVID-vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks in most NJ businesses, but proprietors can still require them. In Hoboken, some do.
Data: 4 more NH residents die; active cases still under 500; hospitalizations dip to 40; accumulative cases near 99,000; more.
Pressure and practicality played big roles in Gov. Murphy's about-face in reversing New Jersey's COVID mask order.
Mayor Jim Donchess signed the amended ordinance on Thursday — but health officials are suggesting unvaccinated people still wear masks.
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Murphy was set to speak beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and address schools, vaccines and NJ reopenings amid COVID.
Gov. Murphy told MSNBC he expects masks will be worn in NJ schools – though he didn't say which ones. COVID-19 will have an impact, he said.
WATCH: Gov. Murphy will speak at 1 p.m. on Monday and will reportedly change NJ's indoor mask order and provide other COVID updates.
Gov. Murphy will speak at 10 a.m. on Monday and will provide an update on a mass shooting in NJ that left two people dead and 12 injured.
State: Active cases in New Hampshire down to 513; in 72-hours, 315 new infections including 90 children reported; recoveries at 98.1%; more.
State: Active cases in New Hampshire down to 513; in 72-hours, 315 new infections including 90 children reported; recoveries at 98.1%; more.
State: Active cases in New Hampshire down to 513; in 72-hours, 315 new infections including 90 children reported; recoveries at 98.1%; more.