Doroshin said Farley should be replaced by Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Caroline Johnson, offering praise for her collaboration in building a mass vaccine model. His company claimed earlier this month that it could administer 50 times the number of daily vaccines delivered during the H1N1 crisis.
The city s vaccine supply remains greatly limited, with efforts focused on health care employees, high-risk groups and essential workers. Officials expect it will take months before the vaccine becomes widely available to all Philadelphia residents who seek it.
Reached Friday afternoon, the health department declined to respond directly to Doroshin s remarks, though spokesperson James Garrow added that the continued allegations against Philly Fighting COVID reinforce that we made the right decision.
The new political season is getting off to a quick start as six candidates have already entered the race for a seat on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.
Four Democrats and two Republicans have announced their candidacies for the Pennsylvania Primary Electionon May 18, in which judicial candidates can run on both tickets as a sign of impartiality. They will be able to cross file for both parties tickets after Feb. 12.
The official list of seats open in the judicial race won t be announced by the Pennsylvania Department of State until mid February.
The attorneys who are candidates include:
A 12-year-old boy has been taken into custody after the shooting death of his 9-year-old sister in North Philadelphia inquirer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) The brother of a 9-year-old girl who was accidentally shot and killed in Philadelphia last week is now facing charges, Action News has learned.
The incident happened on January 20 around 11 a.m. inside a home on the 2300 block of Bouvier Street.
Police say officers found the girl, 9-year-old Nyssa Davis, lying in a back bedroom suffering from a gunshot wound to the right side of her head.
Nyssa Davis, 9, was killed in an accidental shooting on January 20 inside a home on the 2300 block of Bouvier Street.
According to the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office, at the time of the shooting, the girl s brother and 5-year-old cousin were inside the residence with no adult supervision.
Boy, 12, is charged with manslaughter in his nine-year-old sister s shooting death after he handed loaded gun to their cousin, five, who pulled the trigger while they were home alone
Nyssa Davis, nine, was shot in the head and killed by her five-year-old cousin in Philadelphia on January 20
Nyssa s 12-year-old brother arrested and charged as a juvenile with involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person
Boy is suspected of handing his young cousin the gun while the children were home without adult supervision
Nyssa s father, Blake Davis, 39, charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, gun violations