Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
State-run mass vaccination site opens in Middletown
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island’s third coronavirus mass vaccination site opened Wednesday at the site of a former Benny's store in Middletown.
Appointments through the...
R.I. to vaccinate all public, private educators and licensed child care...
PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island will open vaccination against COVID-19 to all public and private school teachers and employees, as well as child care employees,...
Providence expands vaccine eligibility to residents 50 and older in five...
PROVIDENCE – The cities of Providence and Pawtucket will expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines to residents aged 50 and older, depending on where...
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) – Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited...
Despite high infection rate, Providence vaccination rate low
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Providence has had among the highest coronavirus infection and hospitalization rates in Rhode Island throughout the coronavirus pandemic, yet it currently...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, Feb. 2021
1. Pharmacies in R.I. to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to age 65 POSTED ONLINE: FEB. 19 Pharmacies in Rhode Island will change their COVID-19...
New mass-vaccination centers to open in Woonsocket and Middletown
MIDDLETOWN – Rapid vaccination sites for the COVID-19 vaccine will open in the coming weeks at locations in northern Rhode Island and on Aquidneck...
COVID-19 vaccine subcommittee approves J&J vaccine; McKee restates priority for teachers
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. COVID-19 Vaccine Subcommittee approved the immediate use of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine Wednesday morning, days after the federal...
Providence expands COVID-19 vaccination to age 50 and older in 3...
PROVIDENCE – People aged 50 and older in three zip codes of Providence are now eligible to register to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
The...
R.I. allocated $64.9M from FEMA for COVID-19 response
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been allocated $64.9 million in federal funds to aid COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Wednesday.
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