Published January 17. 2021 2:33AM
Associated Press
RHODE ISLAND
Vaccines have been given to board members at Lifespan and trustees at Care New England even as older adults across the state have to wait weeks or months for their turn, officials say.
Both companies, the state's largest and second-largest hospital groups, respectively, have expanded eligibility to everyone who works there, no matter their age or risk or exposure, the Providence Journal reported. That includes lab techs, top administrators and others.
Jane Bruno, spokesperson for Lifespan, the state's largest employer, said board members were offered available vaccination slots last weekend as part of the lowest tier of priority.