Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing that Rhode Island is pausing administration of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine as federal partners continue gathering more information. No Janssen appointments had been scheduled for release today. RIDOH is directing vaccinators that had made Janssen vaccination appointments to not administer those doses. Additional information will be shared shortly regarding people who had already made appointments for Janssen vaccine. No information reported to RIDOH has indicated that Janssen vaccine represents a health or safety concern. However, RIDOH is taking this step in alignment with federal partners.
Vaccine eligibility for ages 16 and older People ages 16 and older who live, work, or go to school in Rhode Island are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine. If you are eligible, you can schedule an appointment at a State-run vaccination site by visiting www.vaccinateRI.org starting April 19. People ages 16 – 17 must sign up for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. For help, call 844-930-1779 or 211. Visit C19vaccineri.org for more information.
Information for EMS Providers Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers should be aware of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which was initially identified causing a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Infection has since spread to other parts of China and other countries, including the United States. For the latest information on Rhode Island specific COVID-19 numbers, see RIDOH's COVID-19 Disease Data webpage. Please consult the latest EMS provider advisories from CDC and RIDOH, as well as the UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR First Responders. Returning to Work Follow CDC’s Return to Work Criteria for EMS provider with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19. EMS providers who have no symptoms with COVID-19 may return to work after these three things have happened: You have had no fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications and Symptoms have improved and If you tested positive, at least 10 days have passed If the EMS provider tested positive and never had symptoms, they must wait 10 days after the first positive test before returning to work. Except for rare situations, a test-based strategy is no longer recommended to decide when to end isolation. Conserving PPE Personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirators (like N95s), facemasks (such as surgical masks), face shields and other eye protection, gowns, and gloves, are in short supply in Rhode Island and across the United States. At this time, we are exploring every opportunity available to obtain additional PPE. However, until the time that appropriate PPE is available, we provide guidance on the prioritization and conservation of PPE. Educational videos on PPE produced by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team (RI-DMAT): Safe Re-use of the N-95 Mask Wearing and Removing Personal Protective Equipment in a COVID-19 Environment EMS Protocols COVID Related Amended EMS Protocols Statewide Emergency Medical Services Protocols (2019) Statewide Emergency Medical Services Protocols (mobile version) (2019) EMS Advisories for COVID-19 EMS Advisories Advisory 2020.01 – Interim Guidance about Novel Coronavirus – 2019-nCoV Advisory 2020.01.2 - Interim Guidance about Novel Coronavirus – 2019-nCoV Update Advisory 2020.02 – Updated Interim EMS Guidance about COVID-19 Advisory 2020.03 – COVID-19 RI CEMS Guidance for EMS Advisory 2020.04 – COVID-19 Transporting Family Members Advisory 2020.05 – COVID-19 Mandatory Exchange List Advisory 2020.06 – COVID-19 EMS Practitioner Daily Illness Screening Advisory 2020.07 – COVID-19 EMS Practitioner Monitoring and Restrictions Recommendations Advisory 2020.08 – COVID 19 EMS Assessment without Transport Advisory 2020.09 – COVID 19 EMS Screening Flow Advisory 2020.10 – COVID-19 Related Protocol Changes Advisory 2020.11 – COVID-19 Related Licensing Changes Advisory 2020.12 – COVID-19 EMS Work Restrictions Q & A Publications and resources for EMS Providers Factsheets Inglés Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) PDF file Forms Inglés Emergency 90 Day Temporary License By Reciprocity PDF file Guidelines Español ¿QUIÉN puede vacunarse en la FASE 1 del programa de vacunación contra el COVID-19 de Rhode Island? PDF file Inglés Conservation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) PDF file Guidance for Ambulatory Care Settings for Infection Prevention with COVID PDF file Optimizing PPE Use in Rhode Island PDF file Statement on Antibody-Based COVID-19 Testing PDF file WHO can get vaccinated in PHASE 1 of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program? PDF file Portuguese, Portugal WHO can get vaccinated in PHASE 1 of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program? (Portuguese) PDF file Guides Inglés COVID Pre-Hospital Practitioner Screening Tool (pdf) PDF file COVID Pre-Hospital Practitioner Screening Tool (word doc) Word file EMS COVID Screening Flow PDF file Video Inglés Safe Re-use of the N-95 Mask Web page Wearing and Removing Personal Protective Equipment in a Covid-19 Environment Web page You need javascript enabled to view this content or go to source URL.
¿QUIÉN puede vacunarse en la FASE 1 del programa de vacunación contra el COVID-19 de Rhode Island? PDF file
WHO can get vaccinated in PHASE 1 of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program? (Portuguese) PDF file
