RI Consolidates COVID-19 Testing
![[CREDIT: RIDOH] The RI Department of Health reports extreme weather has delayed COVID-19 supply needed for Tuesday vaccine clinics.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/RI-Department-of-Health-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE — The RI Department of Health is closing several COVID-19 testing sites this month, citing a decrease in demand as vaccinations increase in the Ocean State. RIDOH announced Monday […]
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Arsenic Recall: Beech-Nut Stage 1 Single Grain Rice Cereal
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health warns that Beech-Nut Nutrition has voluntarily recalled one lot of Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal testing above the FDA […]
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] RI has lifted its outdoor mask rule, but venues are free to require them at their own discretion, according to RIDOH and Gov. Mckee's office.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RI-COVID-19-masks-140x140.png)
RI Lifts Outside Masks: Venues Set Own Rules
PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced this week that vaccinated and unvaccinated people don’t need to wear outside masks in Rhode Island, […]
RI Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Resume
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has resumed Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shots this week. The decision follows the recommendation last week by the U.S. […]
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML]An electron microscope image of the virus that causes COVID-19. While tens of thousands of vaccine doses are expected to be administered this week, the state anticipates a large increase in supply allowing them to more swiftly administer vaccine doses to all adults in the state, expanding COVID-19 Vaccine Access.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/COVID-19-140x140.jpg)
Rhode Islanders 40-49 COVID-19 Vaccine Eligible
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health has opened 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments as Rhode Islanders aged 40-49 have become vaccine eligible as have people 16 and older […]
Sabra Issues Salmonella Hummus Recall
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) warns that Sabra Dipping Company issuing a salmonella hummus recall for about 2,100 cases of 10 oz. Classic Hummus potentially contaminated […]
RIDOH: Vaccine Supply, Shots Given, Rising Soon
WARWICK, RI — The RI Department of Health will make about 4,000 first COVID-19 Moderna mRNA vaccine doses available Tuesday at 9 a.m. as officials plan for a significant increase […]
RIDOH Fine Tuning COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling
PROVIDENCE, RI — COVID-19 vaccinations for people 65 and older and educators continue this week, with new appointments posting to the state’s vaccination scheduling site after 9 a.m. There will […]
![[CREDIT: CVS] CVS pharmacies across the state have made educators vaccine eligible, including K-12 teachers, daycare and preschool workers and staff as eligible for the vaccine as of Wednesday morning.Â](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-Vaccines-CVS-140x140.png)
CVS: Educators Vaccine Eligible; State Hasn’t Weighed In
President Biden says teachers and educators should be prioritized as eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. But what is Rhode Island doing? While the state hasn’t announced officially whether or not teachers […]
El Abuelito Recalls Queso Fresco Products
PROVIDENCE— A potential Listeria contamination has prompted El Abuelito Cheese of Paterson, NJ to recall all Queso Fresco (fresh, soft cheese) products. As of a Feb. 11, 2021, CDC report, […]
Raimondo: Get COVID-19 Tests Twice Between Now and Year’s End
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![[CREDIT: NIAID RML]An electron microscope image of the virus that causes COVID-19. The spread of RI COVID-19 infections has increased to 3.3 percent](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/COVID-19-140x140.jpg)
Curfew to Curb Climbing RI COVID-19 Cases
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island’s COVID-19 positivity rate climbed to 3.3 percent last week with an average 488 new cases daily during the first five days of November, a trend […]
