State Cancels Vaccine Community Clinics - Blames Weather Distribution
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State Cancels Vaccine Community Clinics - Blames Weather Distribution
Rhode Island contniues to be one of the last ranked states for use of its vaccine, and is now ranked third for both cases and deaths per capita.
"A lot of the unadministered vaccine in Rhode Island is in the possession of the pharmacies,” said RI Department of Health spokesman Joseph Wendelken.
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State officials canceled on Monday afternoon announcing, "As a result of severe weather that has affected distribution nationwide, certain COVID-19 vaccination appointments scheduled for 2/23 are getting rescheduled. A shipment of approximately 12,400 doses of Moderna vaccine to Rhode Island did not arrive today. The community clinics scheduled for tomorrow at the Cranston Senior Center, the Swift Community Center (in East Greenwich), and the West Warwick Civic Center are affected by this delay and are being rescheduled. People who had appointments will be contacted directly by clinic organizers.”
Cranston officials then were forced to cancel their clinic, “The City of Cranston has received notification from the RIDOH that there has been a delay in shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine due to recent weather. All vaccine appointments scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, 2021 have been rescheduled to Friday, February 26, 2021. All appointments will take place at the same time and same place.”
RIDOH said that the shipping delay could have additional impacts on some clinics currently scheduled for Wednesday. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) will make an announcement on Tuesday about any impacts on Wednesday clinics.