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PHILADELPHIA The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with a COVID-19 vaccine provider, saying it lost trust in them as an organization, after a slew of controversial moves by the group and its 22-year-old CEO, who admitted Thursday he took vaccine doses and administered them to four friends.
Additionally, Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) unexpectedly shuttered its COVID-19 testing operations to focus on vaccine administration and changed from a nonprofit organization to a for-profit entity a shift the health department said it learned about from local news outlets.
Concerns were also raised about changes to PFC s privacy policy that would allow it to sell patients data collected through their online registration site, according to a report from a local news outlet.
Philly Fighting COVID leader admits to using leftover vaccines for friends
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Philly Fighting COVID leader admits to using leftover vaccines for friends
Philadelphia recently severed its tie with Philly Fighting COVID after they quietly changed from a non-profit to a for-profit organization, according to the city.
PHILADELPHIA - Andrei Doroshin, a 22-year-old Philadelphia grad student who spearheaded the Philly Fighting COVID mass vaccination clinic, confessed to administering leftover doses to his friends during an interview with TODAY.
The organization received doses from the city and inoculated thousands of unaffiliated home healthcare workers at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Philadelphia recently severed its tie with the group after they quietly changed from a non-profit to a for-profit organization, according to the city.
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On a cool night in early October, Andrei Doroshin stood on the rooftop of an apartment building near Temple University in front of a dozen of his staff and volunteers. More people joined via livestream to watch the 22-year-old CEO of Philly Fighting COVID unveil his plan to vaccinate the city of Philadelphia.
Slide after PowerPoint slide delineated his vision, from scheduling to staffing to safety protocols. The marketing plan hinged on inoculating local celebrities like Meek Mill to attract their fan base.
“This is a wholly Elon Musk, shooting-for-the-heavens type of thing,” Doroshin said. “We’re gonna have a preemptive strike on vaccines and basically beat everybody in Philadelphia to it.”