CDC: Six-Month-Old COVID-19 Vaccinations OK
By: Warwick Post Staff on June 20, 2022 in COVID-19, News to You
WASHINGTON, DC — Saturday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for six-month-old COVID-19 vaccinations. The endorsement expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 […]
RI Gears For 5-11 COVID-19 Vaccinations
By: Rob Borkowski on November 3, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced 5-11 COVID-19 vaccinations are now available and, joined the FDA, CDC and the American Academy […]
CDC: 5-11 COVID-19 Vaccinations Start ASAP
By: Rob Borkowski on in COVID-19, News to You
ATLANTA, GA — Tuesday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children get 5-11 COVID-19 Vaccinations, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, ASAP. The FDA […]
Powrie: Evidence Backs Pregnant Moms’ COVID-19 Vaccination
By: Rob Borkowski on September 10, 2021 in Business, COVID-19
By Dr. Raymond O. Powrie Care New England We get many questions from our patients and employees about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Our knowledge about the risk that COVID19 infection […]
CNE: Staff COVID-19 Vaccination Mandated
By: Rob Borkowski on September 4, 2021 in COVID-19
PROVIDENCE, RI — Care New England reports 85 percent of staff at its hospitals, including Kent Hospital, are vaccinated against COVID-19, but that it’s ordering vaccination mandated with an Oct. […]
New COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments Opened
By: Rob Borkowski on April 14, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island is opening 3,200 new COVID-19 vaccination appointments on www.vaccinateRI.org on Thursday at 9 a.m. for the State-run site at Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston. Governor […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics for 75 and Older Resume Feb. 15
By: Warwick Post Staff on February 10, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You
WARWICK, RI — The city will resume COVID-19 vaccination for Warwick residents 75 years old and older starting Monday, Feb. 15 at Warwick Veterans Middle School. Eligible residents who signed […]
RIDOH Plans Early, Long-Term COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts
By: Liz Taurasi on January 28, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE — Early vaccination rollouts for those 75 and older, a drop in early closure restrictions for businesses and a timeline for vaccinating all Rhode Island residents were all part […]
RI COVID-19 Spread High, Child Vaccination Rates Lagging
By: Rob Borkowski on December 6, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — With less than a month left in 2021, COVID-19 cases have risen to high transmission in Rhode Island at 4.9 percent, barely below the 5 percent threshold […]