For information about scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, please visit www.vaccinateri.org/.

COVID-19 vaccines are safe, free of cost, and highly effect against serious illness.

For the latest information about COVID-19 vaccines, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html

Mental health is an important part of your overall health.  As COVID-19 continues to impact and change our daily lives and routines, it is important to take care of your mental health needs just as you would your personal safety and physical well-being.

RIDOH offers several confidential support phone lines.  Adults seeking mental or behavioral health support should call BH Link at (401) 414-5465.  For services for children, call Kids Link at (855) 543-5465.  The CDC also provides advice, contacts, and resources online at a dedicated webpage.

If you are experiencing any immediate mental health, family, domestic, or dating violence emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately.  The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is also available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255.

Yes. Rhode Island has a doctor-recommended treatment for COVID-19 that's fast, easy, and highly effective. If you test positive for COVID-19, are age 12 or older, started having mild to moderate symptoms in the last 10 days, and are at high risk for progressing to severe disease, immediately call your healthcare provider and ask about treatment. More information on treatment can be found HERE.

Under the CARES Act, state Medicaid programs now have the ability, should they choose to deploy the option, to allow direct support professionals to continue to provide care and services for patients they are supporting when they enter a hospital, including seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The following local and federal websites serve as further resources on COVID-19: