Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
2 hard-hit cities, 2 diverging fates in vaccine rollout
CENTRAL FALLS (AP) – Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special...
State to release COVID-19 vaccine appointments on a schedule
PROVIDENCE – When appointments for the two state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites were made available Monday, the spots filled up quickly, leaving those who came...
2 more mass vaccination sites opening in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) – Two more coronavirus mass vaccination sites are opening in Massachusetts this week, including one Monday at a now-closed Sears store at...
R.I. expands vaccinations to people 65 and older, although others report...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island formally opened vaccinations for COVID-19 to all residents and workers aged 65 and older on Monday, and released several thousand...
Pharmacies in R.I. to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to age 65
PROVIDENCE – Pharmacies in Rhode Island will change their COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 65 and older on Feb. 22, mirroring the shift in eligibility...
R.I. to receive 40% more vaccine starting next week, up to...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s move to a centralized registration for state-run COVID-19 vaccinations, as well as pushing the vaccine out to people aged 65...
R.I. opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 65 and older, starting next...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will begin allowing people 65 and older to get a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 22, the R.I. Department of Health...
Cranston seeks volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine site
CRANSTON – City officials are seeking volunteers to help staff a COVID-19 vaccine site at the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center from Feb. 16 through...
Raimondo defends vaccination rollout in now-rare comments
PROVIDENCE (AP) – While acknowledging there have been “bumps in the road,” Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo in her first media interview since...
State plans mass vaccination clinic at Dunkin’ Donuts Center
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Coronavirus testing at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence is ending Friday and the sports arena will eventually be converted...
