Posts Tagged ‘boosters’
What’s coming at us: 3,000 new cases a day. What do we do now? – Dr. Michael Fine
By Michael Fine © Michael Fine 2022 Ok. More than 3000 tested positive cases on December 30, 2021. I just saw that the positivity rate of testing at one New York Hospital is fifty percent. Which is no surprise. With a doubling rate of three days, we likely have 6000 test positive cases by yesterday,…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Dec. 30, 2021
Photo: Vans used in city-wide testing system in Miami, Florida RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY RIDE has said schools will plan on opening as planned next week in Rhode Island. Providence students will return on a staggered schedule. Sunday, there will be a testing site for children on Fricker Street. Here is the schedule – when…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Dr. James Fanale, President, Care New England, addresses COVID crisis
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino talks with Dr. James Fanale, President of Care New England They talk about COVID and its impact on Rhode Island, and the strain on the healthcare and hospital…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – December 22, 2021
Dr. Michael Fine on COVID crisis: Here today. Overwhelming tomorrow. Gone by March? RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY PC vs Georgetown game cancelled ACCESS RI has requested RI’s government meetings move to remote, ZOOM, etc. to allow full participation without health risk by attending in person. Provincetown trying to prevent history from repeating itself by requiring masks and…
Read MoreURI tells students to go home as soon as possible. But, they are fully open with no change in exams.
On Friday, students received an email from URI administration telling them to go home as soon as possible, but beginning with saying they are fully open and do not expect to shirt to remote or change exam schedule. Here is their memo: URI is fully open and we do not expect to shift our final…
Read MoreMasking – Testing – Vaxxing – Boosters – What you need to know in RI
Masking – Testing – Vaccinations: Many changes were made yesterday in Rhode Island, in response to the increased number of cases of COVID19, the stress on Rhode Island hospitals, and the anticipation of the Omicron variant becoming the dominant variant here. Notably, while the Omicron variant seems to be less serious in how sick a…
Read MoreGovernor announces actions in masks, vax/boosters, testing – expected pushback follows
Following Governor McKee’s announcement yesterday, the office released a statement and it was not soon after that statements were released by the Diocese of Providence, the RI GOP and the RI Small Business Coalition. This is a developing story: Governor McKee Announces Comprehensive Actions to Address COVID-19 Cases and Alleviate Pressure on Hospital Systems While…
Read MoreRI Gov. McKee: Masking, testing, vaxxing WITH booster to fight COVID uptick & hospital surge
Governor’s press conference – Dec. 15, 2021 New initiatives to go into effect Dec. 20th: Major messages – more masking, more testing, Vaxxing WITH boosters. Governor’s Press Conference Hospitals are stressed right now. Over 76% have completed primary vaccine series. We need to bring same momentum to booster shots. This needs to be a priority…
Read MoreOmicron COVID-19 variant calls for nations “acting fast, early, hard and strong”
Omicron. It is the name chosen from the Greek alphabet to identify the latest strain (B.1.1.529) of concern of COVID-19. While there are cautions that the world not overreact, at first glance the variant identified in the South African region seems to be easier to transmit and its response to the vaccine is not yet…
Read MoreGov. McKee: Get your COVID-19 boosters before Thanksgiving gatherings
Reiterating their encouragement from earlier this week for all eligible adults to get COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, and following the announcement from federal health officials today formally expanding eligibility to all fully vaccinated adults, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are urging all fully vaccinated adults who plan to gather…
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