CDC recommends new order for vaccine distribution, but Rhode Island stays the course
RHODE ISLAND has numerous groups of people in its Phase 1, but not people aged 65 to 75. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday shifted its stance on the order of who should get the vaccine for COVID-19, moving people aged 65 and above, or 16 and above with underlying health conditions, into the first phase of distribution. The advisory so far hasn’t moved the R.I. Department…
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Residents, staff at nearly 200 R.I. long-term care facilities to get vaccinated at CVS on-site clinics
CHRISTOPHER COX, senior vice president for pharmacy operations at CVS, explains to Rhode Island lawmakers during a virtual meeting Wednesday the state has opted into a federal government program to work with CVS to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to almost 200 long-term care facilities. / COURTESY R.I. CAPITOL TV PROVIDENCE – Residents and staff members at nursing homes will be among the first people in Rhode Island to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The state has opted into a federal program with the Department of Health and Human Services to work with CVS Health Corp. to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities and…