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“Where were all the people with credentials? Why did a kid have to come in and help the city?" said the student, Andrei Doroshin, in an interview with The Associated Press. “I’m a freaking grad student. But you know what? We did the job. We vaccinated 7,000 people,” the Drexel University student said. “This was us doing our part in this crazy time.” City officials said they gave him the task because he and his friends had organized one of the community groups that set up COVID-19 testing sites throughout the city last year. But they shut the vaccine operation down once they learne...

Jazz ShawPosted at 10:06 am on January 29, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter John first brought up this story on Wednesday and ongoing investigations have only made it look worse. We’re talking about the formerly non-profit (but now for profit) “charity” group in Philadelphia called Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) and its founder, 22-year old grad student Andrei Doroshin. As John already reported, the young man in question hastily organized his organization to begin doing COVID testing in the city, setting up a website where people could register and make appointments. The problem is,...

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 ...

22-Year-Old CEO of Philadelphia's Mass Vaccination Program Admits to Stealing Doses for Friends People 1/29/2021 © Provided by People Today The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with Philly Fighting COVID, a startup that promised to revolutionize vaccine distribution but the effort instead became what one volunteer nurse described as a "disaster," she told The Washington Post. Philly Fighting COVID, a self-described "group of college kids," was awarded a contract from the city to help vaccinate people against COVID-19 despite having next to no health care experience, the Washington Pos...

Kenney orders report on city's failed partnership with Philly Fighting COVID, ensures second doses Published  Philadelphia leaders question city’s partnership with Philly Fighting COVID FOX 29's Lauren Johnson has more as city leaders call into question Philadelphia's partnership with Philly Fighting COVID following scandal. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is working to ensure thousands of patients who received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from the recently defunct Philly Fighting COVID mass vaccination clinic will get their crucial second dose on time.  The city severed its re...