This State Is Getting the Vaccine—and a Surge of New Cases

THE DAMAGE DONE

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It’s a medical miracle for sure. But the crisis is too massive, the human loss too profound, for the state and its health-care officials to feel overjoyed.

National Security Reporter

Published Dec. 17 2020 4:48AM EST

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island—A nurse wearing purple latex gloves, green scrubs and a surgical mask appeared through the backdoor of a medical building in downtown Providence this week hauling an overstuffed garbage bag full of discarded personal protective equipment.

Walking through what New Englanders call a “wintry mix”—something between hail and snow—...

Erin Banco

National Security Reporter

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This State Is Getting the Vaccine—and a Surge of New Cases

It’s a medical miracle for sure. But the crisis is too massive, the human loss too profound, for the state and its health-care officials to feel overjoyed.

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