The health department cites Philly Fighting COVID’s change in corporate status as the reason for the end of the partnership.
“We were recently informed of a change in PFC’s corporate status that occurred without our knowledge, from non-profit to for-profit. As part of this change, PFC updated its data privacy policy in a way that could allow the organization sell data collected through the PFC pre-registration website, “said Jame Garrow, a health department spokesman.
Garrow called the changes worrying.
“The city has not been notified of the sale of any of this data. But for the PFC to have made these changes without discussion with the city is extremely worrying. As a result of these concerns, along with the unexpected interruption of PFC testing operations, the O Health Department has decided to stop providing PFC vaccine, “added Garrow.
The health department is currently developing plans to transfer future vaccine allocations to other suppliers.
It is also programming new clinics to ensure that people who have been vaccinated at the PFC clinics at the Convention Center can receive their second dose.
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