CVS Pharmacy has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors that will ensure the company’s online vaccination scheduling portal remains fully accessible to people with disabilities, officials said Monday.… MORE
Category Archives: coronavirus
Holy Cross, Fauci’s alma mater, to name building after him
The College of the Holy Cross is naming its science center after Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of its most famous alumni, the school said Monday.… MORE
Fauci named keynote speaker at Roger Williams U commencement
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, will deliver the keynote address at Roger Williams University’s commencement ceremony, the Rhode Island school announced Monday.… MORE
Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over
President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.… MORE
Masks are now optional in most Rhode Island school districts
In most school districts across Rhode Island, masks became optional on Monday. … MORE
Military prepares to leave Rhode Island hospitals
Nearly two dozen members of a military medical team that helped ease the burden on overwhelmed hospital personnel during the COVID omicron surge are getting ready to leave Rhode Island after nearly seven weeks. … MORE
Massachusetts' statewide school mask mandate comes to an end
Many Massachusetts school children who returned to the classroom Monday after a weeklong vacation were no longer required to wear face coverings indoors.… MORE
Rhode Island’s seafood industry getting $371,000 in aid
Rhode Island’s seafood industry is getting a nearly $400,000 boost from the federal government to help it weather and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS
COVID-19 vaccines and the return of customers to stores helped push CVS Health well past fourth-quarter earnings expectations. … MORE
Massachusetts to lift public school mask mandate on Feb. 28
Students and staff at public schools in Massachusetts will no longer be required to wear face coverings while indoors starting Feb. 28, state officials said Wednesday.… MORE
