Tag: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott
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...
State launches COVID-19 “Test to Stay” pilot in Westerly schools
WESTERLY – Westerly became the first community in the state on Wednesday to implement a pilot program allowing students to continue coming to school...
I-195 Redevelopment District’s Parcel 25 eyed for proposed, 5-story R.I. health...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is gaining support for its proposal to build a 5-story building that would house a new state public health...
2021 Housing Fact Book: Inequities, health concerns plague Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – A growing risk on health posed by older housing stock and increasingly unaffordable options for homes in Rhode Island are furthering social...
McKee: COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 12 coming to R.I. within...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health are outlining plans to vaccinate 80,000 children between 5 and 11 years...
Report: R.I. construction workers hardest hit by fatal opioid overdose crisis
PROVIDENCE – Among all occupations in the Ocean State, construction and maintenance workers in Rhode Island continue to be hardest hit by the opioid...
McKee announces contact tracing pilot for R.I. students, pumps childhood vaccines
WARWICK – As Rhode Island waits on the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 12 years old, which may come “in a matter...
R.I. responds to lawsuit over lack of religious exemption in health...
PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit filed on Thursday on behalf of four health care workers, who brought the action under pseudonyms including “Dr. T.” and...
State outlines enforcement plans for vaccinating health care workers
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health unveiled Tuesday how they plan to enforce the state's mandate that health...
RIDOH’s Center for Drinking Water Quality earns EPA honor
PROVIDENCE – Efforts by the R.I. Department of Health to protect the Ocean State’s drinking water supply during the COVID-19 pandemic have been recognized...
