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RI's State-Run COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Sites To Close For Storm

All state-run sites will be closed all day Saturday due to the impending winter storm.

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Rhode Island is expected to see between a foot and a foot and-a-half of snow in the coming days.
Rhode Island is expected to see between a foot and a foot and-a-half of snow in the coming days. (Rachel Nunes/Patch )

PROVIDENCE, RI — All state-run COVID-19 vaccine and testing sites will close Saturday due to inclement weather, the Rhode Island Department of Health announced.

This includes the mass vaccination site at Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston, the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence and all testing sites scheduled through portal.ri.gov. The 24-hour testing site at the Community College of Rhode Island campus in Warwick will close at 6 p.m. Friday and reopen 8 a.m. Sunday.

People with appointments scheduled for a vaccine or testing appointment will be notified by text message or email that their appointment has been canceled. To reschedule a testing appointment, click here, or click here to reschedule a vaccination appointment.

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