Vaccine Distribution Plan In Development For RI Homebound

Cranston RI

19 February, 2021

1:07 PM

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PROVIDENCE, RI — As Rhode Island's coronavirus vaccine rollout ramps up, the Department of Health is working to make sure all residents have equitable access to doses. On Friday, the department said it is working with communities to get vaccines out to the homebound, who may not be able to get to a vaccine clinic. The department is using these municipal partnerships to develop a registry of people in this situation, a spokesperson for the department said. Homebound residents, their health care providers or caregivers can also fill out an online form to be part of the registry. During Thursday's weekly news conference, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the director of the department, reminded Rhode Islanders that equity will continue to be a main focus of the state's distribution process going forward. Coronavirus in Rhode Island: Read more Dunkin' Donuts Center Opens For Coronavirus VaccinationsVisitation Restrictions Loosened In RI Hospitals, Nursing HomesRI Coronavirus Vaccines Open To Resident 65 And Up Feb. 22Appointments Open For RI's State-Run Coronavirus Vaccine SitesRI's New Coronavirus Hospitalizations Back Within Safe RangeU.K. Coronavirus Variant Found In RI: How To Stay SafeIncoming RI Governor 'Not Satisfied' With State's Vaccine Rollout