Tag: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
URI study finds hopeful messaging important in raising vaccination rates
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As COVID-19 continues to surge across the country, with Rhode Island recording a record number of new single-day cases earlier this...
Pharmacies responding to renewed demand for COVID-19 vaccinations
PROVIDENCE – As the new omicron variant of COVID-19 stokes anxiety, COVID-19 booster vaccinations are available in Rhode Island – but those scheduling their...
New RIDOH data analysis highlights links between childhood trauma and adult...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders who experience childhood trauma are more likely to see negative health effects as they get older, according to a new...
Providence, Cumberland awarded for fluoride levels in drinking water
PROVIDENCE – Public water systems in Providence and Cumberland have received Water Fluoridation Quality Awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This year’s...
State receives $81.7M from feds for new public health lab
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been allocated $81.7 million in federal funds for its plans to build a new State Health Laboratory for the...
R.I. expands Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to ages 5-11
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to children ages 5 to 11, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department...
Hospitals start bracing for a busy flu season
The shot clock is ticking.
Now is the time of year to get that flu vaccine for it to be most effective, according to an...
Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible
President Joe Biden on Friday urged those now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots to get the added protection a day after the Centers for...
FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
The United States moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk...
U.S. to spend $2.1B to improve infection control
WASHINGTON – The federal government is spending $2.1 billion to improve infection control procedures in health care settings, aimed at preventing the transmission of...
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