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WHYY By After receiving the vaccination, patients wait under observation at the community vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Philadelphia City Council wants to hold hearings over the city’s relationship with former vaccine distributor Philly Fighting COVID, amid local and national uproar. Many councilmembers alleged racist motivations behind the city’s choice to work with PFC, whose leadership team is largely white. Councilmember Cindy Bass, who introduced the resolution calling for hearings on Thursday, called the city’s failure to vet the 9-m...

Philly Fighting COVID CEO Speaks Out in 1st TV Interview on TODAY NBC10 Staff Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin For the first time since Philadelphia ended its agreement with Philly Fighting COVID, the company’s young CEO is speaking out about what happened and admitting to giving coronavirus vaccine doses to his friends despite not being a medical professional. Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin defended his own and his group’s actions in an exclusive interview with Stephanie Gosk on the TODAY Show that is airing Thursday morning. You can watch Doroshin’s...

In an exclusive interview, the CEO of the embattled Philadelphia group Philly Fighting COVID says he administered Pfizer vaccines to friends even though he does not have medical training. The admission comes as questions swirl about how the group with little experience became a COVID-19 vaccine partner. Plus, a war on Wall Street between small investors and big hedge funds....

Doroshin said he stands by his decision. "I understand I made that mistake. That is my mistake to carry for the rest of my life. But it is not the mistake of the organization," Doroshin said. Doroshin also claims he had no inside connection to City Hall and that his company first started with COVID testing and before trust was built with health officials. "Because we're such nerds we figured all the software stuff out before anyone else did. The Trump administration really screwed it up because they never developed any software for this," said Doroshin. Lynn Newbould, of Newtown, Bucks County...

Gov. Tom Wolf pins vaccine difficulties on supply overpromises Published  Biden administration to boost vaccine supply to states next week The Biden administration is giving states an approximately 17% boost in coronavirus vaccine next week following complaints around the U.S. of shortages so severe that some vaccination sites had to cancel tens of thousands of appointments with people waiting for their first shot. HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf defended Pennsylvania's rollout of the coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, saying it was left in the lurch by the Trump administration's overpromises and ...