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RIDOH: State to Require Immunization Against COVID-19 For All Licensed Healthcare Workers

RIDOH: State to Require Immunization Against COVID-19 For All Licensed Healthcare Workers

  The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing today that all employees, interns, and volunteers in RIDOH-licensed healthcare facilities and all RIDOH-licensed healthcare providers must receive their final dose of COVID-19 vaccine by October 1, 2021, effective August 18th. “The most effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, is vaccination,” said Director of[Read More…]

by — August 18, 2021 — 1 comment — Politics
City of Providence Announces Mask Mandate in Municipal Buildings

City of Providence Announces Mask Mandate in Municipal Buildings

City of Providence Employees Required to be Fully Vaccinated by October 1 Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced that beginning Tuesday, August 17, all members of the public, including city staff and visitors, will be required to use a face mask in all municipal buildings. Additionally, City of Providence employees will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by[Read More…]

by — August 17, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report For August 6, 2021

Centers For Disease Control & Prevention: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report For August 6, 2021

  From CDC.Gov: “The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR  series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. MMWR  readership predominantly consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists[Read More…]

by — August 5, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
Governor McKee, RI Department of Health To Provide COVID-19 Update

Governor McKee, RI Department of Health To Provide COVID-19 Update

Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Rhode Island Department of Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, M.D., M.P.H., and Executive Director of the COVID-19 Response Tom McCarthy will provide an update on COVID-19, the Delta variant in Rhode Island, and the State’s continued response, recovery and vaccination efforts. This update will replace the weekly media availability with the Governor and Lieutenant[Read More…]

by — August 5, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
CDC Issues Eviction Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission

CDC Issues Eviction Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today signed an order determining the evictions of tenants for failure to make rent or housing payments could be detrimental to public health control measures to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This order will expire on October 3, 2021 and applies in United States counties experiencing substantial and high levels[Read More…]

by — August 4, 2021 — 0 comments — COVID 19
CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders

CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, that temporarily suspends the introduction of certain noncitizens based on the Director’s determination that introduction of such noncitizens, regardless of their country of origin, migrating through Canada and Mexico into the United States[Read More…]

by — August 3, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Joint Center For Disease Control & Food Drug Administration Statement on Vaccine Boosters

Joint Center For Disease Control & Food Drug Administration Statement on Vaccine Boosters

The United States is fortunate to have highly effective vaccines that are widely available for those aged 12 and up. People who are fully vaccinated are protected from severe disease and death, including from the variants currently circulating in the country such as Delta. People who are not vaccinated remain at risk. Virtually all COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are among[Read More…]

by — July 9, 2021 — 0 comments — Uncategorized
Pawtucket-Central Falls BEAT COVID-19 Hotline Update

Pawtucket-Central Falls BEAT COVID-19 Hotline Update

Cities to Continue Targeted Multilingual Efforts to Increase Vaccination Rates  Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cities of Pawtucket and Central Falls, alongside the Rhode Island Department of Health, have worked with community partners to best serve the two highly impacted communities including the establishment and maintenance of a call center available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Cape Verdean Creole with[Read More…]

by — June 29, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
Governor McKee, Rhode Island Department Of Health Lift COVID-19 Restrictions On Remaining “Higher Risk” Activities

Governor McKee, Rhode Island Department Of Health Lift COVID-19 Restrictions On Remaining “Higher Risk” Activities

“Higher Risk” Activities Include Live Performances, Indoor Hookah, Saunas & Whirlpools, Nightclubs The Governor’s Office and Rhode Island Department of Health today announced that certain restrictions on what have been categorized as higher risk activities and settings will be lifted effective June 18, 2021. The activities and settings include: live indoor performances, indoor hookah, saunas and whirlpools, and nightclubs. These[Read More…]

by — June 18, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
This Week At The Rhode Island General Assembly: Week Ending June 4, 2021

This Week At The Rhode Island General Assembly: Week Ending June 4, 2021

General Assembly approves new agreement with Bally’s, IGT The General Assembly approved amended legislation introduced by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) to strengthen the agreement between the State of Rhode Island and IGT and Bally’s Corporation, which operates Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Tiverton Casino[Read More…]

by — June 5, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics
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