Influenza

Should school districts reinforce mask mandates? Due to the rising numbers of COVID-19, RSV, and other viruses 2 New Jersey school districts are reinforcing mask mandates again. The policy goes into effect when students return back to school from winter break the mandate is planned to stay in place until at least mid January. In Monroe […]

The price of turkeys are going up this Thanksgiving! The reason, (HPAI) or  Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has led to the destruction of millions of birds. This year, HPAI has been confirmed in 430 commercial and backyard poultry flocks across 39 states. The virus has wiped out nearly 44 million turkeys, chickens, ducks and other […]

Written by Jasmine It has been confirmed that, between the dates of Oct. 1, 2019, and Oct. 19, 2019, a 4-year-old child in the Monroe County area has died as a result of the flu. It is not clear yet whether or not the child had been vaccinated. In fact, in a report published by […]