Mayor Jorge O. Elorza joins a canvassing effort to sign residents up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in the city s hardest-hit community.City of Providence
PROVIDENCE â Given the chance to register for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment from his perch behind the front counter of his fatherâs fast-food joint, Hadaitullah Amini, 23, didnât hesitate.
âI thought Iâd be the last person in Rhode Island to be able to get it,â he said.
Amini, who helps run Crown Fried Chicken on Broad Street in one of Providenceâs hardest-hit neighborhoods, has been patiently waiting to sign up for a vaccine. He deals with the public daily in an area where more than 18 percent of nearby residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at some point in the last year. Many of his customers do not wear face coverings â some by choice, others because they donât have access to any.