Posts Tagged ‘COVID’
President Joe Biden has COVID
The White House announced this morning that President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID. He is experiencing mild symptoms. He has been prescribed Paxlovid, according to Dr. Ashish Jha, formerly of Brown Medicine who is now the COVID czar for the Biden administration. President Biden has had a history of AFib and a stroke…
Read MoreMore Providence businesses now eligible for COVID Small Business Relief
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Providence City Council President John Igliozzi (Ward 7) and the Providence City Council today announced updated eligibility guidelines for the City of Providence’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program. “We continue to look for innovative ways to get our American Rescue Plan dollars into the hands of those most impacted by COVID-19,”…
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FOR RHODE ISLAND Proposed health insurance increases for RI: HealthSource RI, 9.6%, Blue Cross Blue Shield; 6.8% Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. For small biz, increases vary between 9.2% and 11.7%. For largest groups, increases along all products range from 8.5% to 13.4%. 6 ET charge stations for autos along MA highways have been…
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Rhode Island & Vicinity COVID Gov. McKee will make an announcement with Dr. Jha, TODAY, on COVID treatment in RI. Central Falls mask mandate reinstituted effective May 23rd due to risk being raised to high. Providence is masking in classrooms again, effective May 24th. Block Island mask mandate since last Wednesday in schools. Brookline, MA…
Read MoreCOVID symptoms different in older patients – Richard Asinof
New research points to the need for better, improved testing There remains so much to learn, from a medical research standpoint, about the coronavirus pandemic, and the different ways that it afflicts the human body – and the need to develop treatments that reflect the new scientific research as it becomes available. One of the…
Read MoreIn the news… local and national news items of note
Rhode Island region Covid Anjelica Infante-Green has COVID and is recovering with mild symptoms. A RI DLT employee stole 132 settlement checks – charged with $115,000 – she was the chief labor standards controller. The RI Rent Relief program will end in June in RI. The Homeowners Assistance Fund program has ended. Roger Williams Univ.…
Read MoreRonald Aubert, Brown’s Dean of the School of Public Health while Dr. Ashish Jha is in Washington, DC
Ronald Aubert will serve as Dean of the School of Public Health, held by Dr. Ashish Jha while Jha is taking the place of White House coronavirus response coordinator. Aubert is Visiting Professor of the Practice of Race and Ethnicity, CSREA and The School of Public Health. He is also a Faculty Director of the…
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NATIONAL Russia/Ukraine Saudi Arabia just agreed to sell China oil and trade in Chinese Yuan, not US $ Baker McKenzie, a giant American law firm is leaving Russia and dropping its Russian clients Russia demanded that Mariupol surrender – and they would be given safe passage – they were given 3 hours to decide. Surrendering…
Read MoreRhode Island’s Dr. Ashish Jha named White House COVID czar
President Biden appoints Dr. Ashish K. Jha to White House role to lead nation’s COVID-19 response (Brown University) – The dean of Brown’s School of Public Health, a globally recognized expert on pandemic preparedness and response, will take leave for a temporary assignment to serve in the critical federal government role. At the request of…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Feb. 11, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY TODAY – the RI mask mandate for most public spaces ends – regardless of vaccination status – this includes companies/offices, indoor businesses, gyms, entertainment venues, hair salons, etc. School masking regs remain in place. RI colleges continue whatever protocols they have in place. Public transportation falls under the federal guidelines and…
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