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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 didn't have one yet. But the organization's leader, Andrei Doroshin, had bigger ambitions. Even before the first coronavirus vaccine was authorized, he made plans to be involved. Doroshin is a 22-year-old graduate student in psychology at Drexel ...

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 opened a testing site in a Philadelphia neighborhood that didn't have one yet. But the organizatio...

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 Doroshin's qualifications and the group's 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 this page for the latest updates. Planning on taking public transportation anytime soon? You're goi...