Teacher Administers Covid Vaccine To Student At Home, Charged With 'Unauthorised Practice Of A Profession'

Getting vaccinated against the novel coronavirus has been a topic of discussion for a long time now. While medical experts have advised everyone to get vaccinated against the disease, there have been some who are against it.

In a never-heard-before incident, a science teacher in the US has been arrested after vaccinating a 17-year-old student.

According to NYPD, school teacher Laura Russo administered the Covid-19 vaccine dose at her home. The teacher has no legal authorisation to give jabs.

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A biology teacher, Russo had no consent from the teenager's parents. It is also unclear how the woman came to obtain the vaccine.

During a press conference, Nassau County Police Department said that the 54-year-old woman was arrested on New Year¡¯s Eve after police were informed she had allegedly given the vaccine to a male student who had visited her home.

The department added that the boy¡¯s mother contacted them after her son informed her that he had received the jab. The police said, "The mother had not given permission or authority to have her son injected with a Covid vaccine.¡±

According to reports, Russo told the student, "You'll be fine, I hope," while administering the vaccine.

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The police added that the boy returned home after the alleged incident and told his parents about what had happened. They soon called the cops after that.

Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said: "She had obtained a vaccine. That's still under investigation on how she got it."

Police clarified that Russo is neither a medical professional nor authorised to administer vaccines, and that she was placed under arrest without incident. She has been charged with New York State Education Law Unauthorized Practice of a Profession.

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Russo's employer, Dr Fino Celano, Superintendent of Herricks High School said that she has been removed from the classroom. A statement said: ¡°The individual in question is a district employee who has been removed from the classroom and reassigned pending the outcome of the investigation.¡±

Russo is charged with unauthorised practice of a profession, with a court hearing scheduled for 21 January.

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