R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health Interim Director Dr. James McDonald on Wednesday said he doesn’t think herd immunity to COVID-19 is achievable in this country because “we aren’t willing to adopt that as a concept.” He added that after more than two years, Rhode Island quietly dropped its state of emergency status April 1. / PBN FILE PHOTO RUPERT WHITELEY
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday named Dr. James McDonald to head an interim leadership team at the R.I. Department of Health, while the governor searches for a new director to replace Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott. Today is Alexander-Scott’s last day as director, after she announced her resignation recently without an explanation for why…