Tag: Dr. Philip Chan
RIDOH effort aims to lower the barriers to getting HIV meds
With HIV diagnoses on the rise nationwide and in Rhode Island, a new R.I. Department of Health initiative is looking to expand access to...
Health insurers will soon have option to start charging for COVID...
For the past three years, grabbing an over-the-counter or laboratory COVID-19 test has been easy, relatively quick and entirely free. But soon, some Rhode...
A maskless step toward normalcy
As hospitals across the state make masks optional for patients and staff for the first time in three years, health care leaders feel confident...
Five Questions With: Dr. Philip Chan
Dr. Philip Chan | Consultant medical director, R.I. Department of Health
1. Should we expect another COVID-19 surge this winter? We may see an increase in COVID-19...
Rhode Island kicks off flu vaccination campaign
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island kicked off this year’s flu vaccination campaign in October, with health leaders encouraging all Rhode Islanders older than 6 months...
R.I. escalates efforts to contain monkeypox
Treating a cough or sore throat used to be a lot simpler. But since the COVID-19 outbreak more than two years ago, common symptoms...
McKee: With new protocols, R.I. no longer ‘high transmission’ for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – While it has long considered itself in a stage of “high transmission,” Rhode Island is now adopting a new risk assessment model...
25% of vaccine doses have been received by Rhode Islanders 60...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders who are anxiously awaiting vaccination against the COVID-19 virus will now have a better idea of who has been getting...
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...
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