Senno injected the Moderna coronavirus vaccine into Charest s arm.
The process was painless, Charest told The Providence Journal: I didn t even feel a thing.
Well, not exactly. I felt privileged, she said. I m grateful and appreciative.
Charest was one of an expected 750 people those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caretakers to be vaccinated at a clinic organized by the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island, a trade association for those who provide services to people with those disabilities.
This was the third one held at Kirkbrae, after a smaller trial run in a Coventry school building. One more is scheduled this week at Kirkbrae and two more next week.
“CPNRI is an organization made up of 23 local nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Rhode Island,” he said.
We provide a range of different services supporting both children and adults in a range of settings, whether it be providing in-home services or 24-hour care services and making sure that people have adequate supports and resources towards really leading an enriched life and connecting to their local communities.“
Rhode Islanders over age 75 can start signing up for COVID-19 vaccine at Walgreens starting Sunday
Some Walgreens and CVS locations around the state will begin administering shots, according to the Department of Health, and state-run sites will open later this month as well.
By Alexa Gagosz Globe Staff,Updated February 4, 2021, 2:28 p.m.
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Vaccinations for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities joined in with others to get vaccinated at the Kirbrae Country Club on Thursday. Nicholas Carter from North Providence gets his shot from physician Chuck Sherman as he holds his son, Castle, 16 months.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff