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Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics Coming To Navigant Credit Union Branches
Seven bank branches across Rhode Island will host vaccine clinics over the coming weeks.

Seven bank branches across Rhode Island will host vaccine clinics over the coming weeks.

The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, starting this week.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will hold a vaccine clinic at Misquamicut State Beach on Saturday.
The transition is part of the state's shift to more a community-based vaccination strategy.
The Ocean State has administered the equivalent of one dose per person in the state.
Younger teens in Rhode Island can now get a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
The clinic is open to eligible Portsmouth and Little Compton students and members of their families. Appointments are required.
Weekly percent positivity, case numbers and hospitalizations are all at their lowest levels in months.
Gov. Dan McKee announced the impending closure of the mass vaccination site as the state transitions its vaccine effort.
Vaccine doses are available to residents around the state without an appointment necessary.
The National Guard is working to bring pop-up vaccine clinics to all communities that want them in Rhode Island.
The announcement came several days after the federal government lifted its temporary pause on the use of the single-shot vaccine.
Rhode Islanders are still strongly encouraged to make an appointment, which guarantees they will receive a shot.
The pop-up clinic is part of the state's effort to focus on equity in vaccine distribution.
All Rhode Island residents aged 16 and older can now make an appointment to get their coronavirus vaccine.
Rhode Island has 39 cities and towns. Here's a look at which have the highest rates of residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
More Portsmouth residents are fully vaccinated, per capita, than the state average of 3,860 per 100,000 people.
The rate of fully vaccinated Newport residents per 100,000 people is slightly below the state average of 3,860.
Rhode Island has 39 cities and towns. Here's a look at which have the highest rates of residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The city's rate of fully vaccinated residents per 100,000 people was about 100 lower than the state average.
The town's rate of fully vaccinated residents per 100,000 people nearly matches the state average.
Both Bristol and Warren's rate of fully vaccinated residents per 100,000 people are slightly lower than the state average.
Rhode Island has 39 cities and towns. Here's a look at which have the highest rates of residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
More than one-third of Rhode Island adults have their coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Dan McKee said.
Last week, certain Rhode Islanders received a false email saying their coronavirus vaccine appointment was canceled.
"I hope that no-cost trips will enable everyone who wants to get to a vaccine clinic to get there easily," Gov. Dan McKee said.
The new appointments will be added a day earlier than usual, since many will be for Friday.
Health officials emphasized that the chances of a severe blood clot are extremely rare: about one in a million.
The new appointments will be added to the state's vaccine scheduling portal starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Starting Monday, residents aged 16 and older of more hard-hit ZIP codes can get their coronavirus vaccine.
There are several options to book a vaccine appointment in the state.
Here's what you need to know to get a vaccine appointment.
By May 15, 70% of residents aged 16 and up are projected to have at least one vaccine dose, followed by 70% of all residents by June 5.
Brown University and Roger Williams University will both require students to get their COVID-19 shot before returning to campus in the fall.
The first-come, first-served clinic will be open to veterans of all ages.
Thousands of new appointments for the state-run vaccine sites will be added Tuesday morning.
New appointments for the state-run mass vaccination sites will continue to be added on Tuesdays and Fridays.
News reports estimated that about 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were discarded.
"The South Road vaccine clinic completed its mission under the guidance of RIDOH, vaccinating the 75 plus age group," the town said.
Residents aged 16 and up in Central Falls, Pawtucket and parts of Providence, Cranston and North Providence can now get vaccinated.