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Six hours, ten doses: Follow a nurse practitioner's nightly rush to vaccinate homebound Philadelphians

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Nurse practitioner Tarik Khan takes his clinic's leftover vaccine doses — which expire several hours after a vial is opened — and rushes across the city to give them to homebound individuals before time runs out.

Carol McKenna (left), 75, reaches up to thank nurse practitioner Tarik Khan after he gave her the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at her home in South Philadelphia.
Carol McKenna (left), 75, reaches up to thank nurse practitioner Tarik Khan after he gave her the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at her home in South Philadelphia.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
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