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Governor announces actions in masks, vax/boosters, testing – expected pushback follows
By RINewsToday |
Following Governor McKee's announcement yesterday, the office released a statement and it was not soon after that statements were released ...
RI Gov. McKee: Masking, testing, vaxxing WITH booster to fight COVID uptick & hospital surge
By RINewsToday |
Governor’s press conference - Dec. 15, 2021 New initiatives to go into effect Dec. 20th: Major messages - more masking, ...
Your Coronavirus Update – Dec. 15, 2021
By RINewsToday |
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY One year ago yesterday the announcement of a vaccine was made by the U.S. government The ...
Dr. McDonald’s rules to live by: Love one another. Don’t be a jerk. COVID, year 3 – Richard Asinof
By Nancy Thomas |
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer An in-depth interview with Dr. James McDonald, medical director at the R.I. Department of ...
NEW: Pfizer antiviral pill, Paxlovid, showing 88% reduced risk of hospitalization/death if taken within 5 days of first symptom
By RINewsToday |
Pfizer today announced final results from an analysis of all 2,246 adults enrolled in its Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR (Evaluation of ...
Dr. Michael Fine – No, we’re not back to normal. Vaccines, boosters, masking, distancing, holidays, events…
By Michael Fine |
Few Rhode Islanders understand that while the vaccines do a great job preventing hospitalization and death in people under 80, ...
Pfizer 2 + 1 booster “neutralizes” Omicron variant
By RINewsToday |
Photo: Pfizer Pfizer today announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating that serum antibodies induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 ...
Your Coronavirus Update – Dec. 9, 2021
By RINewsToday |
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY No Omicron case identified in RI yet - cases are in both MA and CT with ...
When low Medicaid rates create a break glass emergency – Richard Asinof
By Nancy Thomas |
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Sen. Josh Miller, chair of the special legislative commission evaluating the effectiveness of ...
Lilly gets first EUA for monoclonal antibody treatment for children, babies
By RINewsToday |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration revised the emergency use authorization (EUA) of bamlanivimab and etesevimab (previously authorized for pediatric ...