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Updated on January 28, 2021 at 2:52 pm NBC Universal, Inc. What to Know The disclosure that the city didn't require contracts for vaccine administrators comes one day after it ended the relationship with a business called Philly Fighting COVID. The city dumped Philly Fighting COVID over privacy and data concerns after it became known that the organization is for-profit. The city health secretary said he will look at better ways to "check up on" organizations before partnering with them. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. On Tuesday, ...

The Latest: Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. news service reports Share In this image from video, Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president.; Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the COVID-19 health equity task force; Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Andy Slavitt, senior a...

by Nathalie Graham • Jan 27, 2021 at 8:30 am No, no the exclusive vaccination spots for big hospital donors wasn't actually a donor event! JEFF SWENSEN/GETTY IMAGES Eastside hospital granted special vaccine access to its rich donors: Overlake Medical Center & Clinics sent an email offering guaranteed vaccine slots to around 110 people who had donated over $10,000 to the hospital. The over 500 appointments were accessible by invite only. But, someone caught wind of the unethical special preference Overlake was giving to the wealthy in the midst of th...

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× Share on Facebook Share on Twitter John SextonPosted at 1:00 pm on January 27, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why would Philadelphia hand their mass vaccination effort over to a group run by a 22-year old grad student? That’s what the City Council wants to know after multiple reports of problems which started when the group called Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) set up a pre-registration website to collect information from tens of thousands of people. Local PBS station WHYY reported that site was not approved or monitored by the city even though users may have thought it was. The la...