Rhode Island health officials are preparing to begin vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19 as early as Nov. 8. The state is placing orders for the kid-sized doses of the Pfizer vaccine in anticipation of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) meeting next week to consider their approval, said Alysia […]
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Here’s who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine boosters in Rhode Island
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters are now available in Rhode Island for people ages 65 and older, those with underlying medical conditions, and residents of long-term care facilities, state officials announced Friday. Roughly 130,000 Rhode Islanders may be eligible for the Pfizer boosters, and demand for vaccinations is expected to be higher for the next […]
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R.I. parents can sign up 12 to 15-year-olds for Pfizer vaccine as early as Tuesday
Rhode Island residents will be able to schedule appointments for children as young as 12 to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as the end of the day Tuesday. Parents or legal guardians will be required to sign a form to authorize 12 to 15-year-olds to receive the Pfizer vaccine, but they will not […]
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New protocols aim to prevent another ‘glitch’ in Rhode Island’s COVID-19 vaccination registration
Rhode Island health officials have put in place new protocols aimed at safeguarding COVID-19 vaccination appointments after 1,400 people of color received false cancellation notices for a clinic last weekend. Access to clinic cancellations has been restricted to certain supervisory and leadership-level staff, and all staff have been retrained, pending a state police probe into […]
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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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RI among states raising concerns about possible cuts in next week’s COVID-19 vaccine allotment
Rhode Island health officials have learned that the state’s allocations of the Pfizer vaccine for the week beginning Dec. 21 has been cut 36%