Rhode Island Drops Outdoor Mask Mandate For Unvaccinated Ocean Staters

Rhode Island Drops Outdoor Mask Mandate For Unvaccinated Ocean Staters

Wearing masks outdoors is a thing of the past in Rhode Island.

Unvaccinated Ocean Staters no longer have to wear a mask outdoors in Rhode Island, although the state has made no changes to its indoor mask policy, as What's Up Newp reports.

Select Market Basket Locations Giving People Gift Cards For Getting Coronavirus Vaccine
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Select Market Basket Locations Giving People Gift Cards For Getting Coronavirus Vaccine

Tom Joyce

Did you get a gift for being vaccinated? Would getting a gift make you more likely to get vaccinated?

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a new initiative to incentivize people to get the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. Starting Thursday, June 3, select Market Basket locations across the state will have vaccination sites. If someone gets a vaccine there, that person will receive a $25 gift card to the store, as WWLP reports.

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