McKee: Raimondoâs vaccine rollout plan isnât working
Incoming Rhode Island governor says speeding up distribution will be his top priority
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 15, 2021, 4:48 p.m.
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Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. McKeeDavid L. Ryan/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. McKee, who is about to take over the R.I. governorship from D.C.-bound Gina M. Raimondo, criticized her vaccine distribution plan Monday, as a new report shows Rhode Island with the lowest vaccination rate of all 50 states.
He called for health officials to dramatically increase the number of COVID-19 vaccine shots given to residents.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has received mixed reviews from state lawmakers over his $46 billion two-year state budget proposal . The package includes
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A group of elderly New Yorkers who traveled to Connecticut in an attempt to receive a COVID-19 vaccine were turned away as they did not meet state requirements.
According to WNBC News in New York, the Ledge Light Health District first called the Waterford Police Department after they were notified of the situation by the state s department of health.
In an email sent to Newsweek, Waterford Police Chief Brett Mahoney wrote, When OFFICERS responded they spoke with the department of public health people on scene and CVS associates. It was ultimately determined that the people were from New York and were not able to get a vaccination in the Connecticut location.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced yesterday his administration will soon be releasing $40 million dollars of funding from Connecticut s Coronavirus Relief Fund and allocating the money to Connecticut s Acute Care Hospitals to support their ongoing efforts to battle COVID-19.
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Danbury Hospital will receive an estimated $3,258,853 of the $40 million dollars, second only to Yale-New Haven Hospital, who will receive the highest share of the $40 mil, over double of Danbury Hospital s share. YNHH will receive an estimated $6,884,263.
According to the press release from Governor Lamont s office, the funding will be released to non-governmental, short-term general hospitals that have incurred expenses and meet certain requirements from the pandemic. Governor Lamont said: