Closing partnership of the city with Philly Fighting COVID

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has announced that it is no longer working with Philly Fighting COVID to provide tests or vaccines.

The health department mentions the change in the corporate status of Philly Fighting COVID as the reason for the end in the partnership.

“Recently we were aware of a change in the corporate status of PFC that took place without our knowledge, from the non-profit organization to the for-profit one. As part of this change, PFC has updated its data privacy policy in a way that could allow the organization to sell the data collected through the PFC pre-registration site, “said Jame Garrow, a spokesman for PFC. the health department.

Garrow called the changes disturbing.

“The city has not been notified of the sale of any data. But the PFC made these changes without discussion with the city is extremely worrying. As a result of these concerns, along with the PFC’s unexpected cessation of testing operations, the Department of Health has decided to stop giving the PFC vaccine, “Garrow added.

The Department of Health is currently developing plans to transfer future vaccine allocations to other providers.

It is also scheduling new clinics to ensure that people who have been vaccinated at PFC clinics at the Convention Center can receive the second dose.