A 54-year-old public-school science teacher on Long Island was arrested on New Year’s Eve after being accused of giving a teenager an injection of what appeared to be Covid-19 vaccine without his parents’ consent, the Nassau County police said. The police said that the teacher, Laura Parker Russo, administered a shot of what appeared to be a coronavirus vaccine to 17-year-old boy in her house in Sea Cliff, N.Y. Ms. Russo was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, the police said. A school website, which has been taken down, said Ms. Russo teaches at Herricks High School. Unauthorized practice of a profession is a felony under the state education law that carries a penalty of up to four years in prison.

Source: New York Times January 04, 2022 20:59 UTC