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New Jersey’s top health official faced tough questions from state lawmakers Tuesday in a virtual hearing over the administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With impending federal approval to use the Pfizer vaccine on adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15, New Jersey officials are devising plans to inoculate this younger population.

The limit on outdoor gatherings in New Jersey will increase to 200 people starting Friday, but the state’s cap on indoor events will remain at 25.

New Jersey will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility beginning April 5 to people ages 55 and older, as well as to people 16 and older if they have intellectual or developmental disabilities, Gov. Murphy announced Friday.

New Jersey reported another 2,608 positive PCR tests Monday as well as 697 new positive antigen tests, bringing the state’s cumulative total of confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic to 869,037.

When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan on Thursday — the third stimulus package of the pandemic, but the first of his administration — New Jersey officials praised it as essential for tackling the challenges still facing the state.

This month, New Jersey is significantly expanding the pool of residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, having recently added teachers and child care workers one week ahead of schedule.

The other major public health threat facing New Jersey — the opioid epidemic — did not abate during the state’s COVID-19 outbreak.In fact, it got a bit…

New Jersey reported another 2,668 positive PCR tests as well as 643 new positive antigen tests Monday, for a cumulative total of 792,496 lab-confirmed…

New Jersey reported another 3,149 new positive PCR tests Friday as well as another 1,007 antigen tests, for a cumulative total of all positives since the…