Days before the relationship collapsed, James Garrow, the public health department’s communications director, described the leeway the health department had given Philly Fighting Covid: “It’s their clinic. ADOn Feb. 5, the city council grilled Farley for three hours, calling on him to explain the relationship with Philly Fighting Covid. Just before Christmas, as coronavirus cases surged and hospitals were tied up vaccinating their front-line workers, Philly Fighting Covid and health department officials had a meeting. The health department did not sign a contract for vaccinations with Philly Fighting Covid as it had done for testing. “Philly Fighting Covid demonstrated they can get people through a site and get them vaccine,” Garrow said.

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2021 02:48 UTC