Where To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine In Rhode Island : vimar

Where To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine In Rhode Island
Patch
2/23/2021
Rachel Nunes
© Rachel Nunes/Patch
Here's what to know about getting the coronavirus vaccine in Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, RI — Coronavirus vaccine distribution is underway in Rhode Island, and the state is scrambling to work out the kinks as quickly as possible and get shots into the public's arms.
Many residents have voiced frustration about the speed of the state's vaccine rollout, which has been slow up until the past few weeks.
This was a deliberation decision by the Department of Heath, Director Nicole Alexander-Scott said. The first phase of distribution was entirely focused on reducing hospitalizations and deaths while protecting the most vulnerable populations — the elderly in congregate care settings and health care workers. This targeted approach, focused more on public health outcomes than simply getting as many vaccine doses out as possible, met its goal, Alexander-Scott said, since Rhode Island has seen a much steeper decline in hospitalizations than neighboring states and the national average. In fact, the decrease in hospitalizations is so great that the department Monday announced plans to wind down the state's two overflow field hospitals.

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