Tag: Vaccines
Five Questions With: Anne Brown
With flu season in full swing, the most recent COVID-19 vaccines are available at CVS Health Corp. pharmacies across the U.S. Anne Brown, pharmacy...
Doctors could be undermining COVID fight
American attitudes toward scientific expertise have become increasingly contentious in recent years. But many people across the political spectrum still place high levels of...
Pharmacies responding to renewed demand for COVID-19 vaccinations
PROVIDENCE – As the new omicron variant of COVID-19 stokes anxiety, COVID-19 booster vaccinations are available in Rhode Island – but those scheduling their...
Summit: Firms should try outreach to reduce COVID-19 vaccine refusals
Private businesses with more than 100 employees could learn a lesson from Rhode Island’s health care facilities.
When Gov. Daniel J. McKee set an Oct....
Despite threats, few walk off jobs over vaccines
Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some employees to quit rather than get a shot?
A hospital in Lowville, N.Y., for example, had to shut down...
Myths and facts about COVID-19 vaccination
(Editor's note: This is part of a package of editorial stories The Boston Globe is publishing today and sharing with news outlets throughout the...
Should Rhode Island join other states in offering financial or promotional...
Some states almost seem to be competing to see who can offer the best deals or biggest cash prizes to get more people vaccinated...
Johnson & Wales University requiring all students to be vaccinated before...
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University is the latest local college to require all students to be vaccinated before the upcoming fall semester.
The university...
R.I.’s new COVID-19 vaccine strategy will involve family doctors
The R.I. Department of Health is moving to include primary care doctors – the health care professionals with the most intimate knowledge of people’s...
Vaccine mandates not only tool to push workers
A workplace showdown may be brewing over mandating vaccinations.
Employers would love the sense of certainty that comes with a vaccinated workforce. Workers can be...