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Replacing Farley as Philadelphia health commissioner could take months, even as the pandemic lurches on

Farley’s ouster leaves Philadelphia with the same problem as the other jurisdictions that have lost top health leaders: a big hole at a bad time.

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley speaks during a news conference to open a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic run by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health at University of the Sciences' Bobby Morgan Arena in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley speaks during a news conference to open a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic run by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health at University of the Sciences' Bobby Morgan Arena in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer