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![[CREDIT: Professor Shelly Miller, U. Colorado] A still from a video showing the use of masks against close-contact spread of respiratory disease, including COVID-19.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/COVID-19-spread-masks-Professor-Shelly-Miller-video-140x140.png)
WARWICK, RI — Kent Hospital masks for staff, patients and visitors is required starting today, in response to unspecified respiratory illness spikes. “Universal masking (masking of healthcare workers, patients, and […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The CDC and the RI Department of Health advise getting your flu shot as flu season begins this month. Why does sweater weather start flu season? Research indicates it's cold, dry air.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Flu-shot-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) officials kick off Rhode Island’s 2022-2023 flu shot vaccination campaign at PCHC’s Chafee Health Center […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOH] The state reports flu widespread in RI, meaning unvaccinated health care workers must wear masks during work.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RIDOHFlu-Widespread-2019-1-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) reports flu is now widespread in the state, which means state law requires unvaccinated health professionals to wear a surgical […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The Health Department urges people to get their flu shots now to give themselves time to build immunity before the holiday, when many will have increased contact with others who may have the flu.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/flu-shot-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE — As New England states report elevated flu activity the last several weeks, with one flu-related death and 24 flu-related hospitalizations in Rhode Island, the RI Department of Health […]
WARWICK, RI — If you dig October’s chilly air and low humidity, you share that proclivity with hundreds of millions of influenza viruses sneezed airborne and rubbed on surfaces, making […]
WARWICK, RI –Mayor Joseph J. Solomon announced today that additional flu clinics have been added to the schedule for the general public and City employees alike. Four clinics have already […]
The RI Department of Health announced Tuesday that cases of flu in the state are now “widespread,” requiring unvaccinated healthcare workers in hospitals and healthcare facilities to wear surgical masks.
