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By Cappuchino Jan 26, 2021 The City of Philadelphia has severed its ties with Philly Fighting COVID. The organization was posted up inside of the Convention Center to give COVID-19 tests and more recently, distribute the vaccines to people. At the end of last week, Philly made the announcement they would start their own website where people could sign up and find out when the vaccine would be available to them. It would confuse some people as some were already signed up with Philly Fighting COVID. However, according to 6ABC, the health department cites Philly Fighting COVID's change in corpo...

The Health Department will no longer supply vaccines to Philly Fighting COVID.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health says it has ended its partnership with Philly Fighting COVID, an organization that oversaw the city’s largest...

Farley said that the city's provider agreement with Philly Fighting COVID was based on the group's previous success in administering COVID-19 testing. The opportunity was given to them because of a sudden and urgent need to distribute the city's limited vaccine supply and quickly reach unaffiliated health care workers who were eligible to receive the vaccine. For the sole purpose of getting these groups vaccinated, Farley said the clinics were a success. "Obviously in retrospect, it wasn't good for us to have a partnership with that organization," Farley said. "We'll see what sort of additi...

Someone’s stealing checks from Philly mailboxes. Here’s what we know. | Morning Newsletter Ashley Hoffman, The Philadelphia Inquirer © YONG KIM/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS The Flyers mascot Gritty sits next to a cutout of Flyers center Kevin Hayes during a break against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Philadelphia Good morning from the Inquirer newsroom. The Philly region might see mittens trending hard today, and not just because the internet can’t stop milking the Bernie Sanders memes. Snow has arrived. First: People are stealing thousands of dol...