By Deborah Block At a dog training center in Myakka City, Florida, Heather Junqueira, founder of BioScent, brings a four-year-old beagle, Noel, into a room with stainless-steel canisters, several containing samples of COVID-19. Noel springs into action as she tries to find the ones with a smell that she knows will earn her praise and […]Read More
By VOA News The U.S. government has determined that a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is safe and offers partial protection against the disease. In an analysis released Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the vaccine was about 66% effective during global trials in preventing moderate to severe cases of COVID-19, […]Read More
Langevin, McCaul, Meeks, Gallagher, Kinzinger, Keating Reintroduce the Cyber Diplomacy
WASHINGTON – House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Chairman Jim Langevin (D-RI), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Bill Keating (D-MA) introduced the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021. This bill will […]Read More
Project Undercover Delivers Diapers and Formula as Assistance Requests Increase
PROVIDENCE, RI — The rapid spread of COVID-19 this winter and the continued economic effects of the pandemic created a surge in requests for essential needs. Family Service of Rhode Island has seen parents with babies struggling to provide diapers, wipes, formula, clothes, and other basic children’s items as the pandemic continues to strain resources. FSRI […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that El Abuelito Cheese of Paterson, NJ is recalling all Queso Fresco (fresh, soft cheese) products, because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. As of February 11, 2021, the CDC reports seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes from four states. To date, no cases have been identified in […]Read More
By Steve Baragona Is it better to give more people partial protection from COVID-19, or maximum protection to fewer people? As limited supplies of vaccines begin rolling out in parts of the world, some experts are suggesting authorities go against the recommended vaccine schedule. Rather than giving two shots spaced three or four weeks apart, they […]Read More
By VOA News Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on the United Nations on Tuesday to guarantee equitable access to coronavirus vaccines. Speaking at a news conference alongside Argentine President Alberto Fernández, Lopez Obrador called the current state of vaccine distribution “totally unfair.” “The U.N. has to intervene because it’s … an ornament,” he […]Read More
By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – As the nation marked 500,000 deaths because of COVID-19, U.S. President Joe Biden at twilight Monday walked to a White House South Portico decorated with black bunting and 500 candles. Alongside the president were first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, who is […]Read More
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is partnering with Butler Hospital on a program designed to improve behavioral health outcomes and reduce hospital readmission rates. The Butler Hospital Transitional Outpatient Program intends to provide short-term care to patients immediately following a discharge from an inpatient stay. The short-term care efforts will serve […]Read More
By VOA News U.S. President Joe Biden meets virtually Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, marking Biden’s first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since taking office last month. The two leaders are set to discuss China, climate change and other issues, according to a Biden administration official who spoke to reporters anonymously, as they […]Read More