RIDOH closes testing sites, vaccinations on Monday due to inclement weather

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Due to the incoming winter storm, the Rhode Island Department of Health announced that all state-operated COVID-19 testing sites will be closed Monday, February 1.

“State sites are any of the locations scheduled through portal.ri.gov or the K-12 test scheduling service,” a spokesperson said in a release.

RIDOH said all COVID-19 vaccinations will not happen on Monday at any of Rhode Island’s regional clinics in Bristol, Providence, and East Greenwich.

A spokesperson said two other regional clinics are in East Greenwich and Narragansett, but they were not scheduled to operate on Monday.

Those who had appointments for Monday at the Bristol, Providence, and East Greenwich sites will be contacted directly to reschedule.

“Most of the appointments for tomorrow were for first responders and healthcare providers. Some limited vaccinating of people 75 years of age and older had been scheduled for the clinics in Bristol and East Greenwich,” the department said in a release.

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