Johanna F. Still reports: After deputies served “control measure orders” at two charter schools in Brunswick County, the schools’ leadership penned a letter to the board of commissioners this week to alert them of “inappropriate and precipitous” actions taken by the county health director. Last month county health director Cris Harrelson authorized two health orders…
Category: Healthcare
A judge asked a mother if she got the covid vaccine. She said no, and he revoked custody of her son.
Jaclyn Peiser reports on what may be a first: When Rebecca Firlit joined a virtual court hearing with her ex-husband earlier this month, the Chicago mother expected the proceedings to focus on child support. To her surprise, the judge started by asking her whether she had been vaccinated She replied that she had not been…
School vaccine records missing for tens of thousands of Ohio students
Jake Zuckerman reports: School vaccination records were missing or incomplete among roughly 1 in 5 sampled Ohio middle and high school students last year, despite state law requiring local boards of education to track immunizations records of all enrolled students. All Ohio students, per state law, must be vaccinated against mumps, tetanus, polio, measles, Hepatitis B,…
New Bill Would Revoke Section 230 Liability Protection for “Health Misinformation” Promoted During Public Health Emergencies
Lindsey Tonsager & Andrew Longhi of Covington & Burling write: To add to the growing number of bills that would amend or revoke Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, last month Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Health Misinformation Act of 2021 (S.2448). Senator Ben Lujan (D-NM) cosponsored the bill. The bill would amend…