Mass vaccination clinic opened with fanfare, closed amid rifts of trust
Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post
Feb. 14, 2021
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1of6People wait in an observation area after receiving a coronavirus vaccine at the mass-vaccination site set up by Philly Fighting COVID at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 15, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel WisniewskiShow MoreShow Less
2of6Andrei Doroshin poses for a photo at his Philadelphia apartment in January 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel WisniewskiShow MoreShow Less
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4of6Dominic Osipowicz, Philly Fighting COVID s chief of medical operations, teaches volunteers how to administer a coronavirus vaccine in Philadelphia in January 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel WisniewskiShow MoreShow Less
Philadelphia Mayor Kenney urged to use Lincoln Financial Field as mass COVID-19 vaccination site
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Why not in Philadelphia, at Lincoln Financial Field?
On Wednesday, members of city council and former leaders publicly asked that question.
Mayor Jim Kenney has opposed a mass vaccination site at the Linc. Join with us, work together. We don t have to work in silos, said Councilwoman Cindy Bass.
Calling this plan Operation Philly Special, council members Allan Domb, Cindy Bass, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Mark Squilla and Derek Green were joined by former congressman Bob Brady and former mayor John Street to urge Mayor Kenney to reconsider his position.
Updated on February 11, 2021 at 9:03 am
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A proposal to use the Eagles’ stadium as a mass coronavirus vaccination site has buy-in from some City Council members, but Philadelphia’s top doctor says it could leave out those who most need a vaccine, exacerbate racial inequities and possibly divert vaccines toward non-Philadelphians.
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City Council kicked off its probe into the Philly Fighting COVID scandal on Friday with testimonies from the city’s top health official and leaders of Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration.