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At an indoor press conference in the lobby of his Fishtown apartment building Friday, a maskless Andrei Doroshin blamed everyone but himself.

Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Originally published on January 30, 2021 12:06 pm It started out as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as a nonprofit, Philly Fighting Covid, and opened a testing site in a Philadelphia neighborhood that didnt have one yet. But the organizations leader, Andrei Doroshin, had bigger ambitions. Even before the first coronavirus vaccine was authorized,...

Kimberly Paynter/WHYY toggle caption Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Andrei Doroshin, CEO of Philly Fighting Covid, speaks to reporters before the start of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 8. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY It started out as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as a nonprofit, Philly Fighting Covid, and...

Philadelphia selected Philly Fighting COVID to get a mass vaccination site up and running in the city. But officials recently shuttered the operation, citing concerns over CEO Andrei Doroshins qualifications and the groups for-profit status. (Jan. 29)

Freezer failure leads to middle-of-the-night vaccination rush; CDC mandates masks on public transit. Latest COVID-19 updates. Jordan Culver, Grace Hauck and Kaanita Iyer, USA TODAY Experts including Dr. Fauci say double masking could help prevent COVID-19 spread Replay Video UP NEXT COVID-19 has killed more than 438,000 Americans, and infections have continued to mount despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020. USA TODAY is tracking the news. Keep refreshing ...

A citys problematic vaccine rollout raises larger questions by Maryclaire Dale, The Associated Press Posted Jan 29, 2021 7:16 am EDT Last Updated Jan 29, 2021 at 7:28 am EDT Andrei Doroshin, 22, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Philadelphia officials have shut down a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after concerns grew about Dorshin, the 22-year-old graduate student running the effort. Drexel University psychology student Andrei Doroshin said he pitched a plan to the city to...

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We did the job: Philly Fighting COVID CEO defends himself after city ends partnership Published  Philly Fighting COVID CEO defends himself after city ends partnership The Philly Fighting COVID CEO defended himself during a Friday press conference after the city ended their partnership after they learned that Andrei Doroshin had switched his privacy notice to potentially sell patient data, a development he calls a glitch that he quickly fixed. PHILADELPHIA - When Philadelphia began getting its ...

2021/01/29 20:15 Andrei Doroshin, 22, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Philadelphia officials have shut down a COVID-19 vaccine clinic aft... Andrei Doroshin, 22, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Philadelphia officials have shut down a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after concerns grew about Dorshin, the 22-year-old graduate student running the effort. Drexel University psychology student Andrei Doroshin said he pit...

Jacquelyn Martin / AP When Philadelphia began getting its first batches of COVID-19 vaccines, it looked to partner with someone who could get a mass vaccination site up and running quickly. City Hall officials might have looked across the skyline to the world-renowned health providers at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University or Jefferson Health. Instead, they chose a 22-year-old graduate student in psychology with a few faltering startups on his resume. And last week, amid conc...