Rhode Island is leading the nation when it comes to percentage of fully vaccinated people against the Coronavirus. The state also ranks third in the nation with 37 percent of the people receiving booster shots.
“Rhode Islanders should be proud of the progress we’ve made together in getting our population fully vaccinated,” said Governor Dan McKee. “This milestone is an encouraging sign for the health of our state and the future of our economic recovery – but we cannot stop here. Our path out of this pandemic depends upon Rhode Islanders getting their boosters and staying up to date with their vaccines – and right now, that is our focus. We currently rank 3rd in the nation for boosters at over 37%. We have the momentum to increase that number – let’s keep it going.”
The Governor says since the start of the pandemic- great strides against the virus have been made with a total reduction of 94 percent. Hospitalizations are down by more than 50 percent since the peak in the middle of last month.
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