R.I. outlines health care employee vaccination mandate
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health on Wednesday released new details of the state’s previously announced COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
As...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 301, with 1 new death; hospitalizations...
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 301, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of...
RI Gives Vax Challenge distributes final $380K in grants to 38...
PROVIDENCE – The state has distributed the two final rounds of the RI Gives Vax Challenge grant program, the governor’s office announced Wednesday, awarding...
U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) – United States health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging...
R.I. education board’s vote means school mask mandates
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's education council has voted to reject any district's back-to-school plans that don’t include mask mandates, essentially requiring face coverings...
Any plan to fight COVID must start with vaccine
For more than a year, a fit, college-educated, 51-year-old relative successfully avoided getting COVID-19. He routinely wore masks and practiced social distancing around strangers...
Myths and facts about COVID-19 vaccination
(Editor's note: This is part of a package of editorial stories The Boston Globe is publishing today and sharing with news outlets throughout the...
URI holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics through Sept. 30
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is currently holding 10 COVID-19 vaccination clinics at its Kingston campus in South Kingstown.
The clinics are...
McKee anticipates mask wearing for all school students
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee said at his press briefing on Tuesday that he anticipates that all of the state's school districts will...
Fed’s Powell: There’s no returning to pre-pandemic economy
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the United States economy has been permanently changed by the COVID pandemic and...
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