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Philadelphia Enlisted Start-Up ‘Group Of College Kids’ Without Medical Training To Administer Vaccines. It Was A Disaster.

Ashe Schow
Philadelphia Enlisted Start-Up ‘Group Of College Kids’ Without Medical Training To Administer Vaccines. It Was A Disaster.
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The City of Philadelphia enlisted the help of Philly Fighting COVID, a start-up describing itself as a “group of college kids” with little to no medical experience, to assist in administrating the coronavirus vaccine. Now the group is being questioned by city officials for bungling the distribution of vaccines, switching to a for-profit model without telling anyone, and allegedly stealing doses of the vaccine.

The Washington Post reported that prosecutors are also looking into the numerous allegations.

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