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Rhode Island is vaccinating people against COVID-19. People are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Rhode Island based on Rhode Island’s vaccination timeline and if they live, work, or go to school in Rhode Island. To get vaccinated, you must confirm you are part of an eligible group, either online or over the phone when booking.

To get vaccinated at a State-run site, please go to vaccinateRI.org or call 844-930-1779.

Go to C19VaccineRI.org to learn how to get vaccinated through a pharmacy or through a local or regional site.

Rhode Islanders can now get a copy of their COVID-19 vaccine record through portal.ri.gov/VaccineRecord. 

Rhode Island now has a doctor-recommended treatment for COVID-19 that's fast, easy, and highly effective. If you test positive for COVID-19 and are 65 or older or have an underlying health condition, immediately call your healthcare provider and ask about treatment. The earlier you start treatment, the more effective it is.

Social gatherings are now limited to two households indoors and three households outdoors. These combined households should agree to socialize only with each other and are your “stable group.” Don’t go shopping, have meals, get coffee, or take part in other social activities with people outside this group. Wear your mask and watch your distance even in your stable group. Learn more about how to protect your household

If you've recently arrived in Rhode Island from outside the 50 states or DC or from a hot spot within the 50 states or DC, you must quarantine for 10 days. If you traveled from outside the 50 states or DC and have a negative result from a test taken at least 5 days after you arrived, you may shorten quarantine to 7 days. If you traveled from a hot spot within the 50 states or DC, you can end quarantine with a negative test result. Learn more at covid.ri.gov/travel. 

Your mask should fit snugly but comfortably over your nose, mouth, and chin without any gaps. 

• Great protection: N-95, KN-95,or KF-94 mask
• Good protection: Medical procedure (paper) mask that fits
• OK protection: Cloth mask made of a tightly woven, breathable fabric that's at least two layers thick and fits

Learn more about different masks

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If you want to join our COVID-19 response team, review this complete list of immediate COVID-19 related job openings and apply for one today.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is conducting serology testing beginning February 22, 2021 and running through March 12, 2021. Testing includes people who have already had COVID-19 or those who have already been vaccinated.  Learn more about this serology testing program.

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