{"id":1607387,"date":"2022-08-15T17:51:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1607387"},"modified":"2022-08-15T17:51:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:51:19","slug":"new-jersey-governor-ends-key-covid-19-mandate-for-unvaccinated-teachers-state-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-governor-ends-key-covid-19-mandate-for-unvaccinated-teachers-state-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Governor Ends Key COVID-19 Mandate for Unvaccinated Teachers, State Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jersey-governor-ends-key-covid-19-mandate-for-unvaccinated-teachers-state-workers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1607387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-new-jersey\">New Jersey<\/a> did away with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-covid-19\">COVID-19<\/a> testing requirement for unvaccinated school workers and many other public employees on Aug. 15, according to his office.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order (<a href=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20220815\/14\/42\/24\/5e\/e36e1e94a36f1ee77e963a32\/EO-302.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) that lifts the mandate requiring all school districts and contractors to make sure their workers have either received the COVID-19 vaccine or get regular testing, coming days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its COVID-19 guidance\u00a0that differentiated unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s executive order follows guidance from public health officials at the CDC regarding responsible steps states can take as we continue to adjust to the endemic reality of COVID-19,\u201d Murphy, a Democrat, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/health\/news\/2022\/approved\/20220815a.shtml\">statement<\/a>. He noted that he encourages people to \u201cstay up-to-date on their vaccination and take other precautions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move comes with just a few weeks to go before the school year begins for most municipalities. The change goes into effect for school workers immediately, and it will apply to state contractors on Sept. 1, according to the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey state health care and prison workers will still be mandated to be vaccinated and have at least one booster dose, however.\u00a0School districts can individually mandate that workers or contractors be vaccinated or require routine testing, as Murphy\u2019s Aug. 15 order only applies to such policies at the statewide level.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/cdc-revises-covid-19-guidelines-in-sweeping-overhaul_4658929.html\">sweeping reversal of guidance<\/a> last week, the CDC no longer recommends the six-foot social distancing policy and quarantining for people who test positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms, and it also removed recommendations to mandate testing for staff and students at schools nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>More strikingly, people who are unvaccinated no longer need to quarantine after exposure to the virus, according to the agency, which is the same recommendation for people who are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The governor of New Jersey ended a COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated school workers and many other public employees on Aug. 15, according to his office. Gov. 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