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City, federal officials to tour mass vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will be joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday for a tour of a federally-supported vaccination site that's set to open at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Wednesday.Secretary Mayorkas will be receiving a briefing on the COVID-19 vaccination process at the site that will be implemented and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).FEMA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services, will provide staffing and logistics support to the Community Vaccination Center.Officials say the goal of establishing a federally supported vaccination site in partnership with the city is to continue