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CVS, Target, Walmart and Starbucks “Consistent with the latest CDC guidance, effective May 17 customers who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear face coverings inside of our stores, unless it is mandated by state or local regulations,” CVS spokesperson Tara Burke wrote in an email to The Journal. “Customers who are not fully vaccinated are asked to continue wearing face coverings, and employees are required to do so while at work. Health, safety and science will continue to...

Anchor Recovery Community Center to host vaccine clinic ANCHOR RECOVERY Community Center, a program run by The Providence Center, is hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on May 11. PROVIDENCE – A COVID-19 vaccination clinic is scheduled for May 11 at The Providence Center’s Anchor Recovery Community Center.  Organizers are hoping that the event will draw people who are in recovery from substance or alcohol abuse so that the center can resume in-person community center time, which has not bee...

Consumer health care costs will not change with Lifespan-CNE merger, Brown University president says The merged system would provide better care without increasing costs, she said, but effective low-cost care is not in the cards By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2021, 1:00 p.m. Email to a Friend Brown University President Christina H. Paxson.Brown University PROVIDENCE — The anticipated merger between Rhode Island’s two predominant health care systems has long worried crit...

Did vaccine targeting work in RI? Officials say hospitalization plunge proves it did. Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal © The Provience Journal file Rhode Islands steep drop in hospitalizations "has far surpassed what other states are seeing and it far surpasses the national average," state Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott said Thursday. Did Rhode Islands much-maligned COVID-19 vaccination strategy work out after all? The targeted, slow-motion immunization r...

RI giving benefit of the doubt to those younger than 75 getting vaccines Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal © David DelPoio/The Providence Journal Alexander-Scott When it comes to getting vaccinated for COVID-19 in Rhode Island, asking forgiveness may be more effective than asking for permission. A day after announcing that the state would begin vaccinating people younger than 75 starting Monday, the Rhode Island Department of Health on Thursday confirmed that young...

RI giving benefit of the doubt to those younger than 75 getting vaccines Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal © David DelPoio/The Providence Journal Alexander-Scott When it comes to getting vaccinated for COVID-19 in Rhode Island, asking forgiveness may be more effective than asking for permission. A day after announcing that the state would begin vaccinating people younger than 75 starting Monday, the Rhode Island Department of Health on Thursday confirmed that young...

Everything you need to know about getting a coronavirus vaccine in Rhode Island Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the vaccination process By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated March 29, 2021, 9:57 a.m. Email to a Friend Medical staff worked to keep things flowing smoothly at the vaccination clinic Central Falls High School in Rhode Island.JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images PROVIDENCE — Since vaccination distribution began in mid-December, state health officials hav...

While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early acce ...

Playing favourites? Hospital boards, donors get COVID shots by Russ Bynum, Michelle R. Smith And Rachel La Corte, The Associated Press Posted Jan 30, 2021 12:20 pm EDT Last Updated Jan 30, 2021 at 12:28 pm EDT While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favouritism tainting decisions about who gets inoculated and whe...

Disclosures could threaten public confidence in a national rollout already marked by vaccine shortages. Author: Associated Press Updated: 1:17 PM EST January 30, 2021 While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favoritism tainting decisions about who gets inoculated and when. In Rhode ...