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Mayor Jim Kenney and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley are promising improved transparency in the vaccine rollout following the Inspector General’s report released Monday on the city’s former partnership with Philly Fighting COVID.

1-ON-1 INTERVIEW: The CEO of Philly Fighting COVID admitted to administering vaccines without medical qualifications to four of his friends. The Inspector General report found that Farley was detached on the vaccination process, and instead focused on testing. "I was pleased to learn that they did not identify any illegal or unethical actions by Department of Health employees. That said, it is my responsibility that the Health Department doesnt make bad decisions-like working with PFC-no matter...

‘Virtually No Vetting’: Philadelphia Officials Respond To Scathing Report On City’s Failed Partnership With Philly Fighting COVID CBS Philadelphia 3/8/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia’s top doctor is promising changes amid a scathing report detailing the city’s controversial and failed partnership with Philly Fighting COVID. An investigation led by the inspector general revealed the city disregarded warning signs. The 17-page r...

While Philadelphia’s Health Department failed to exercise due diligence and ignored numerous red flags before asking Philly Fighting COVID to run its mass vaccination clinic, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley did not violate any laws during the city’s partnership with the group, according to a new report from Inspector General Alexander DeSantis.

Philadelphia’s inspector general said the Health Department ignored numerous red flags that could have avoided the scandal, yet stopped short of recommending sanctions.

Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File Philly Fighting Covid, a PPE startup that pivoted to vaccine distribution, had a spectacular rise and fall.  The city provided vaccines to PFC but later cut ties after finding issues in its privacy policy.  The city is still soliciting vaccine partners and the event has spurred conversation about equity. Andrei Doroshin seemed irate when he posted the statement on his companys website on January 29. It had been a tumultuous week for the...

Some people in Philadelphia are getting coronavirus vaccines even though they may not be eligible – and the city has not figured out a way to stop it.

Dr. Ala Stanford is vaccinating minorities in Philadelphia for COVID-19 at a much higher rate than the city is.

As Philadelphia's FEMA mass coronavirus vaccination site started giving out doses, the City warned that not everyone who signed up online would get a dose after some people jumped the line.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday for a tour of a federally-supported vaccination site that's set to open at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday.