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Updated on January 27, 2021 at 8:53 am NBC Universal, Inc. NBC10 is one of dozens of news organizations producing BROKE in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and the city’s push toward economic justice. Follow us at @BrokeInPhilly. The City of Philadelphia has unveiled a new website that allows people to sign up to be notified when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available to them. Download our mobile app for iOS  to get alerts for local breaking news and weat...

On top of Philly news Philly announces COVID-19 vaccine sign-up: Here’s what we know (and what we don’t) The city launched its own site, but said it will work with other organizations that’ve already collected personal data. A health care worker receives a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at Penn Daniel Burke Photo&Video Jan. 21, 2021, 4:35 p.m. �� Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn email newsletter to get everything you ...

Many in the city’s medical community were surprised when Philly Fighting COVID opened a mass vaccination site — and stopped offering free neighborhood tests.

Be kind. Wait in line for the vaccine. While some people are finding ways to skip ahead of the more vulnerable to get the vaccine, others are being pressured to get it when they dont want it. Neither is right. During a recent Sunday “ladies’ brunch” over Zoom, my girlfriends and I – we laughed, we drank and we even cried – when one chimed in from the hospital delivery room, surprising us with her mere-hours-old baby boy. I think I can speak for all of us when I say our faces hurt from...

After receiving the vaccination, patients wait under observation at the mass vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Philadelphia is rolling out its own sign-up site for the COVID-19 vaccine, health officials announced Tuesday, adding to a growing chorus of confusion over a city partner’s vaccine registry that already exists. In early January, the start-up Philly Fighting COVID launched a sign-up site in advance of its mass-vaccination clinic at the Penns...

Updated: 6:36 AM EST Jan 15, 2021 Mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are opening across the country, including Philadelphia.People eligible under Phase 1A of Pennsylvania’s vaccination plan can get their shot Friday and Saturday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.Organizers said they have 2,600 doses and plan to inoculate three to seven people every five minutes.The center is staffed by some full-time workers, but volunteers are needed.“We’re looking for nursing students, nurses...

Many are wondering when, where and how to get vaccinated for the coronavirus in PA, NJ and DE, but not all questions from over-65 residents can be answered yet...

To sign up, residents should select "Pre-Commitment for a Vaccination." There, they must input their birth dates, professions, zip codes and household sizes. Residents then will receive a confirmation email informing them of their priority level.  Pre-registration does not set up an appointment, nor does it establish a place in line. But residents will be notified when they become eligible to get vaccinated. The information provided will help city officials determine where other vaccination...

Philadelphia officials cited the 9-month-old organization's switch from nonprofit to for-profit and abrupt stoppage of community testing.

PFC plans to open other large vaccination sites in the city in the coming weeks. "PFC has created the preeminent blueprint for mass clinic design and operations because it maximizes safety, efficiency, and patient privacy," the group said. When Could I Get the Vaccine? Answer the questions to calculate your risk profile and see where you fall in your countys and states vaccine lineup. This estimate is based on a combination of vaccine rollout recommendations from the CDC and the National Academ...