GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE was joined by state public health officials on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at Johnston High School to promote vaccination among student athletes and other high school students. / AP FILE PHOTO STEVEN SENNE
JOHNSTON – Rhode Island health officials said plans are in place to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to children under 12 years old this year, with a promise from the federal government that the shots would become available for the age group by the end of 2021. But before then, the state plans to renew an…