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Vaccine ramp-up hitting snags, and a highly contagious coronavirus variant appears in the Philly region

Those federal vaccine reserves evidently don't exist. Meanwhile, the new strain of the coronavirus has appeared in the region.

Registered nurse Erin Gallagher administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Bonnie Karpo, an operating room nursing educator, at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in December.
Registered nurse Erin Gallagher administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Bonnie Karpo, an operating room nursing educator, at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in December.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer