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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 drive our decision-making process.” Walmart on Friday announced that “beginning today, vaccina...

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 been held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The Providence Center’s Anchor Recovery Community Center...

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 critics, who have said that a merger of this scale would lead to an increase in the cost of care. But on...

Did vaccine targeting work in RI? Officials say hospitalization plunge proves it did. Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal © The Provience Journal file Rhode Island's 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 Island's much-maligned COVID-19 vaccination strategy work out after all? The targeted, slow-motion immunization rollout drew criticism from residents and experts earlier this month as the state languished at ...

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 younger people are being vaccinated already. And for the moment at least, state Health Director Dr. Ni...