Tag: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott
RIDOH: First phase of COVID-19 vaccinations to last through Feb.
PROVIDENCE – The first phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will last in Rhode Island through at least February, said Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of...
R.I. to receive 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by end of...
PROVIDENCE – By the end of the week, Rhode Island is expected to receive 35,000 vaccine doses from both Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc.,...
RIDOH: Nursing home staff should be vaccinated in phases
PROVIDENCE – In the coming days, staff from Woonsocket-based CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens will soon be traveling to Rhode Island's long-term care facilities...
R.I. approves vaccine, first doses distributed to hospitals
PROVIDENCE – A portion of Rhode Island's frontline health care workers were set to receive the first federally approved COVID-19 vaccine Monday.
The Rhode Island...
Health department head Alexander-Scott tests positive for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE - Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the R.I. Department of Health, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesman for Gov. Gina...
Raimondo estimates R.I. will receive 29K doses of COVID-19 vaccines this...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is on track to receive 29,000 doses of two different COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year, Gov. Gina...
Slow-spending R.I. has two months to disperse $900M in CARES Act...
Rhode Island officials rejoiced when they learned in March that the state would get a $1.25 billion slice of the federal coronavirus relief package....
New offices in Cumberland proposed for state Medical Examiner’s office
PROVIDENCE – The state hopes to move its Medical Examiner’s office to a vacant commercial site in Cumberland, using state funds as well as...
Fatal overdoses in Rhode Island projected to hit record high this...
PROVIDENCE – Over the first seven months of 2020, there has been a sharp increase in accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island, according...
Raimondo warns of rolling back to Phase II; will announce new...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Wednesday Rhode Island is heading in the wrong direction for every metric in new coronavirus case trends.
"It is not a...