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U.S. will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clears federal safety reviews,...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 588 over weekend, with 3 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 588 from April 23 through Sunday, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department...

Thundermist, NeighborWorks collaboration vaccinates 100 in Woonsocket

WOONSOCKET – One hundred city residents received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine this month as a result of a joint effort between Thundermist...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 259 with no new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 259 on Thursday with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
IN RECENT DAYS, vaccine availability in Rhode Island has outpaced demand. Some are calling on the state change its messaging tactics to reach newly eligible age groups. / AP FILE PHOTO/TED S. WARREN

As vaccine demand cools, some warm to idea of new messaging...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has reached a point where it has more vaccine supply than demand for it. And the population that has yet...

R.I. to start significantly relaxing COVID-19 business restrictions in May

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will greatly relax its restrictions on business operations and occupancies starting May 7, thanks to increased vaccination progress across the...
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND is allowing students and staff to get vaccinated at the state-run Schneider Electric clinic after new variants of the virus were identified on campus over the past month.

URI urges COVID-19 vaccinations after finding variants on campus

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island late Wednesday said it will allow its entire campus community to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine at...
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 296 on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 296, with 4 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 296 on Tuesday, with four more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
BLOCK ISLAND was one of the top 50 most expensive zip codes in New England in 2019. / PBN FILE PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Visa delays jeopardizing seasonal workforce

PROVIDENCE – There could be a shortage of foreign workers in Rhode Island this summer if the U.S. State Department does not expedite the...

R.I. unemployment claims track back down

PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,892 week to week to 67,867, after rising by...
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