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.
Food Sites for Children Due to the closure of schools, free "Grab and Go" meals are available for children throughout Rhode Island. New sites are still being added so please check back or contact your school district or charter school for more options. At the vast majority of these sites, anyone aged 18 or under who shows up gets a free meal. Some food sites are only providing meals to students who are enrolled in that school/district. These sites have a note under the Time section indicating any restrictions. Some sites now allow parents to pick up meals on behalf of their child, but only if their child attends one of the sites on this list that is indicated with an asterisk (*) after the Location name. Parents should be prepared to validate their connection to the student and in some cases ID may be required. Please check with the individual site for its pickup requirements. Youth under the age of 18 are still able to receive meals from any of the open sites on this list as long as they are present for the pick up, even if they do not attend that school. Find Food Sites School City Select a City/TownAll BarringtonBristolBurrillvilleCentral FallsCharlestownCoventryCranstonCumberlandEast GreenwichEast ProvidenceExeterFosterGlocesterHopkintonJamestownJohnstonLincolnLittle ComptonMiddletownNarragansettNew ShorehamNewportNorth KingstownNorth ProvidenceNorth SmithfieldPawtucketPortsmouthProvidenceRichmondScituateSmithfieldSouth KingstownTivertonWarrenWarwickWest GreenwichWest WarwickWesterlyWoonsocket Note: Sites may take a few seconds to load. Available Food Sites for Children