R.I. to receive 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by end of the week

Alexa Gagosz

December 22, 2020 2:03 pm

BY THE end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc. / BILL MURPHY / LIFESPAN CORP — BY THE end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP./BILL MURPHY

PROVIDENCE – By the end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., said Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott during the state's weekly coronavirus briefing. She said approximately 5,000 doses of those vaccines will be set aside for vaccinating in nursing homes, which is expected to…