Archive for December 2020
NEW: Britain 1st to OK Vaccine – Pfizer’s – 800K doses ready to be delivered next week
U.K. regulator, MHRA, authorizes supply of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency supply under Regulation 174; Companies are ready to deliver the first doses to the U.K. immediately First authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine represents a breakthrough scientific achievement to help combat this devastating pandemic The companies previously signed an agreement to supply a total of…
Read MoreWho gets the first COVID-19 Vaccinations
Before one or more COVID-19 vaccines are authorized for use by FDA, a committee of medical and public health experts that advises CDC met on Tuesday to provide interim guidance on who should get the initial doses of vaccine. The committee recommended healthcare personnel and people who live in long-term care facilities should receive COVID-19…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, cartoonist _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Wed, Dec. 2, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A relatively boring day for weather, about average morning low in the mid 30’s followed by afternoon highs in the low to mid 40’s, with a southwesterly breeze, maybe a noticeable gust or two under partly cloudy skies…pretty good
Read MoreMulti-Cultural Innovation Center helps Women & Minority-Owned Small Businesses
The impact of Small Business Saturday last weekend is yet to be determined. For Rhode Island women and minority owned small businesses, the financial impact of COVID-19 goes beyond a one-day fix, and the Multicultural Innovation Center (MIC) is a resource that minority and women owned businesses are able to turn to for assistance. The…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Tues, Dec. 1, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Rain ends in the morning with a few lingering showers into the midday hours. Cloud cover eventually thins and breaks as the frontal system clear to the northeast of our area. We’ll still have some gusty winds as well, but weakens also in the afternoon. Temps still on the warm side…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 1, 2020
Photo: Family walking on Sachuset – we look towards spring, a vaccine, and getting our lives back. RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Crossroads has opened a new temporary shelter for 30 homeless individuals on Pine Street in Providence. NBC10 reporting that nursing homes are experiencing staffing shortages – with 34% reporting problems. Many have left the…
Read MoreIt’s Giving Tuesday…
GivingTuesday is a growing global generosity movement that drives giving and collective action in communities around the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past eight years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people…
Read MoreAre you OK? – by Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI – contributing writer, health Photo: Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, who wrote about her miscarriage in a recent op-ed in The New York Times. Are you OK? A simple question of empathy opens up a conversation about miscarriage and loss and shows us a path toward healing When Meghan Markle,…
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