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He rushes across city to deliver expiring vaccines
ELLIE SILVERMAN, The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 24, 2021
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Tarik Khan rushed to his car, carrying 10 syringes full of the coronavirus vaccine. He had only six hours to get them into the arms of some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents.
The family nurse practitioner climbed behind the wheel and turned the ignition. The gas light flashed on already, a delay getting shots to people who are homebound and depending on him.
Vaccine vials are opened every day, but sometimes, people don’t show up for appointments. That vaccine must still be administered within hours or it expires, creating Khan’s unusual lottery.
Meet the Pa. nurse practitioner who rushes across Philly to deliver expiring vaccines
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Nurse practitioner Tarik Khan rushes back to his car after vaccinating a woman in South Philadelphia with an unused COVID-19 vaccine dose on Monday, April 5, 2021. Khan spent the entire evening administering five unused vaccine doses to homebound individuals, as well as five scheduled second doses for homebound individuals and their caretakers whom he had previously vaccinated with unused doses. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)AP
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By ELLIE SILVERMAN, The Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Tarik Khan rushed to his car, carrying 10 syringes full of the coronavirus vaccine. He had only six hours to get them into the arms of some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents.
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