Reviews of “Crisis Standards of Care” documents from all hospitals in RI have been ordered by the Department of Health (DoH), according to a statement by its director, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, at the governor’s press conference on Apr 17. Such documents set out rules for rationing limited resources, such as intensive care unit (ICU) beds […]
Testing RI Gov. Gina Raimondo said, “We hear that a lot of people are going into CVS pharmacies requesting a test. You cannot do that. The only way to sign up for a test is to go on-line to CVS.COM [cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing].” The only CVS testing facility in RI is in the parking lot of Twin […]
The press conference on Wed, Apr 8, will be at 2:30pm instead of the usual 1pm. New Testing Facility Gov. Gina Raimondo announced at her daily press conference that a new drive-through testing facility was now open and operating in the parking lot of the Twin River casino in Lincoln (which is otherwise closed). RI […]
For general questions about COVID-19, the state has set up a hotline that operates during business hours: 401-222-8022. After business hours, dial 211. HealthSourceRI has opened a special open enrollment period that will last through April 15. To enroll, go to healthsourceri.com or call 855-840-4774 Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm. For information about […]
Since the pandemic situation we’re in is so new, we’ve had to write our own style guide for it, and I’m publishing it publicly in the hope it may be useful. Some of it is admittedly opionated. We follow World Health Organization (WHO) terminology. The pandemic is caused by a virus properly called “severe acute […]
Cloth-based face coverings RI Department of Health (DoH) Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, following new federal guidance, advised everyone to wear cloth-based face coverings, such as bandannas, that cover the mouth and nose. Face coverings can be hand-sewn or improvised from T-shirts and scarves. These are not intended to protect the wearer but to prevent the wearer, […]
Wednesday morning, the Rhode Island National Guard Joint Task Force Guardian demonstrated one of the new “drive-thru” test sites opened to help meet Governor Gina Raimondo’s goal of testing 1,000 Rhode Islanders for the novel coronavirus each day. Three centers currently exist, one each at URI, CCRI and RIC. Each has the ability to process […]
Pandemonia. That is the best word to describe the current state of the cannabidiol (CBD) industry. Like a fresh batch of compost, it is slow to mature and stabilize, leaving producers and consumers at risk of obscurity and inconsistency. As the CEO of a Rhode Island seed-to-bottle CBD company, I have a front row seat […]
Thank God that’s over. I’m talking about the Democrats’ impeachment scheme to overturn the will of the people and circumvent the last election. The good news: It failed, and President Trump will certainly be re-elected. The Democrats’ latest virus hoax schtick isn’t going to work either. If you think I’m wrong, three intelligent women hugging […]
There is a famously sarcastic aphorism “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made,” but the Rhode Island General Assembly despite all of the unpleasant grinding often fails even to produce sausage. While the legislature has dithered for nearly a decade about legalizing recreational use of cannabis, […]