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Rhode Island has opened up vaccinations to all Central Fall residents 18 or older. City officials say they’re on pace to inoculate most residents by the summer. Massachusetts, meanwhile, hasn’t done the same for Chelsea or other hard-hit communities of color.
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50 miles apart, 2 cities hit hard by coronavirus face different vaccine experiences
On paper, Central Falls, R.I., and Chelsea, Mass., are mirror image communities. But their fortunes could not have been more different during the rollout.
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People line up for vaccines Saturday at a clinic in Central Falls, R.I. Nearly a third of adults in the city have received at least one dose of vaccine, according to state data, and the city has seen a marked drop in COVID-19 cases as a result. [ DAVID GOLDMAN | AP ]
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. â Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special effort to inoculate every resident of Central Falls, the Rhode Island community hit hardest by the pandemic.
2021/02/24 19:56 People line up for vaccines at a clinic in Central Falls, R.I., Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. Nearly a third of adults in the city have received at least on. People line up for vaccines at a clinic in Central Falls, R.I., Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. Nearly a third of adults in the city have received at least one dose of vaccine, according to state data. Health officials say the city of about 20,000 has seen a marked drop in COVID-19 cases as a result. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Mario Valdez, 62, receives his first shot of a vaccine at a clinic in Central Falls, R.I., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. I feel happy, the 62-year-old sch.