More than 1,400 people in hard-hit communities who registered for COVID-19 vaccinations this weekend at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence were mistakenly notified that their appointments had been cancelled due to what state health officials are calling a glitch in the state registration system. The appointments — scheduled by community leaders and volunteers — […]
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R.I. residents 16 and older in hard-hit ZIP codes eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Rhode Island opens vaccine eligibility Tuesday to residents 16 and older in eight hard-hit zip codes around the state. These residents — in zip codes 02904, 02905, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02860, 02861 and 02863 — live in parts of Providence, Cranston, North Providence and all of Pawtucket and Central Falls. They are now eligible to […]
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A conversation about vaccine equity with Rhode Island’s health director
In Rhode Island, Latinos account for 16% of the population and 30% of coronavirus cases. But just 6% of vaccine doses have gone to Latino residents. Similarly, Black residents have lower rates of vaccination than white residents. Rhode Island’s health director, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, spoke with The Public’s Radio health reporter Lynn Arditi about the […]
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Rhode Islanders 65 and older can register for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday
The new state-run sites will be able to vaccinate “hundreds” of people an hour, state health officials said, and increase the pace of vaccinations.
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Photo gallery: A vaccination drive in a coronavirus hotspot
Central Falls, R.I. is at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The one-square mile city of just under 20,000 people has the highest per capita infection rate in a state that is among America’s hardest-hit.
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A drive to vaccinate in hard-hit Central Falls, R.I.
Since Rhode Island’s first community vaccination drive began in Central Falls, about 15% of the city’s residents have received their first doses of vaccine. That’s compared with 9% of residents statewide.
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R.I. opens new vaccination sites in Providence and Cranston for residents 75 and older starting Feb. 18
Rhode Island eases COVID-19 restrictions on bars starting Valentine’s Day weekend
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R.I. to begin vaccinating residents 65 to 74 years old against COVID-19 in February
Rhode Island’s health director said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations for residents 75 and older who are not in nursing homes or other congregant care settings will begin early February, with residents 65 to 74 to begin scheduling appointments for shots by the middle or end of the month. And starting Sunday, Rhode Island will lift […]
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R.I. nursing home staff in a coronavirus hotspot reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccine
Elmwood is the type of place you might expect people would be lining up to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. But the nursing home’s operators say that only one-in-four of Elmwood’s staff has taken the shot.
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Gov. Raimondo delivers her final weekly briefing with her successor standing by
Lieut. Gov. Dan McKee has agreed to keep the COVID-19 response team in place, Raimondo said, and members of his team have been meeting with her staff daily to ensure a “seamless transition.”