Jan 22, 2021
(Bristol, RI) About half of the staff members at the Rhode Island Veterans Home have not received a COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to a report from the Providence Journal.As of Monday, over 90 percent of the residents at the Bristol facility have gotten vaccinated.As for the staff, a spokesperson for the state Office of Veterans Services says it s expected the percentage of those who have gotten the shot will increase with more access to community-based clinics.There are concerns that continuing high virus positivity rates among staffers could cause a delay in restoring visitor access.
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More than nine out of 10 residents and 60% of staff at the state-run Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol have taken their first COVID-19 vaccine shot as of this week, according to figures provided by the state.
Like other nursing homes, residents and staff at the Veterans Home are being vaccinated as part of a federal partnership with a national pharmacy chain in this case, CVS.
The Veterans Home got its first round of vaccinations a few weeks ago with the Pfizer vaccine. At that time, 90% of residents had taken the shot, and 56% of staff had done so. The Veterans Home has about 200 beds.