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…