At a congressional hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the CDC recommendation to stay 6 feet from others to ward off infection was not based on data. Does that mean keeping a distance won’t protect you?
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Updates on coronavirus in RI and MA
For information about COVID-19 vaccinations visit C19vaccineRI.org. A list of Rhode Island’s state-run test sites and their holiday hours is available here. The Latest For a more complete archive of updates on coronavirus, click here.
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Rhode Island’s top health official: No more mask mandates, just recommendations
Rhode Island this week reported the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the country, according to The New York Times. Driven by the rise of the more contagious Omicron subvariant, known as BA.2, the average daily increase in new COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island during the last two weeks has more than doubled, although […]
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Deficit reduction still takes a back seat to pandemic in Unit 5
The Unit 5 school district was supposed to be considering deficit reduction measures this fall, but has pushed that off until the spring. Two superintendents and at least three board presidents have avoided dealing with a structural imbalance that now stands at $13 million.
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Student test scores drop during first full school year of the pandemic
State Department of Education data show student performance rates dropped during the first full school year of the pandemic. The DOE released its Strive HI performance report at the Board of Education meeting last week.
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Who’s most at risk with the Delta variant in Rhode Island? Hint: It’s a 200,000 person question
It’s been more than a week since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new recommendations that everyone, even people who are fully vaccinated, start wearing masks indoors again and in places with high COVID-19 transmission rates, which includes Rhode Island. Amid rising anxiety among public health experts nationwide about the fast-spreading Delta variant, […]
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Will the rise of the Delta variant mean a return to mandatory masking in Rhode Island?
The fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus which emerged in Rhode Island just a few weeks ago is raising alarms in other parts of the country with lower vaccination rates. Nationally, the Delta variant makes up about 83% of new coronavirus cases, up from about 50% the week of July 3, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director […]
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Nearing goal, R.I. shifts to vaccinate 75+ at home
Rhode Island health officials reported Thursday that more than 65% of people 16 and older who live, work or attend school in Rhode Island have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. State health officials say that’s just shy of Governor Daniel J. McKee’s goal of vaccinating 70% of eligible residents by Mother’s […]