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Philly is expanding vaccine eligibility to 65 and older as it scrambles to get shots into arms

Getting more COVID-19 vaccine doses has made the expansion possible. But now comes the logistical problem of administering that larger supply.

Mayor Jim Kenney claps for Barbara Pankey after Pankey received the COVID-19 vaccination at the School of the Future in West Philadelphia.  Penn Medicine and Mercy Catholic Medical Center came together with a coalition of religious and community leaders from West Philadelphia to hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 1,500 members of the local community.
Mayor Jim Kenney claps for Barbara Pankey after Pankey received the COVID-19 vaccination at the School of the Future in West Philadelphia. Penn Medicine and Mercy Catholic Medical Center came together with a coalition of religious and community leaders from West Philadelphia to hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 1,500 members of the local community.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer