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Rhode Island Launches Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

10/30/2025

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Rhode Island officials launched their annual vaccination campaign to urge flu and COVID-19 shots as flu and COVID-19 cases are expected to rise.
Gov. Dan McKee and health leaders received their vaccines at Coventry Pharmacy to model vaccination.
A study shows self-reported changes in smell or taste reliably indicate post-COVID olfactory dysfunction.
Turkish researchers developed a paper-based COVID-19 test with aptamer cocktails achieving 100% sensitivity and specificity.

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Story summary

Rhode Island officials launched their annual vaccination campaign to urge flu and COVID-19 shots as flu and COVID-19 cases are expected to rise.
Gov. Dan McKee and health leaders received their vaccines at Coventry Pharmacy to model vaccination.
A study shows self-reported changes in smell or taste reliably indicate post-COVID olfactory dysfunction.
Turkish researchers developed a paper-based COVID-19 test with aptamer cocktails achieving 100% sensitivity and specificity.