New York woman arrested for injecting teen with COVID vaccine: report

A New York woman is facing charges after allegedly injecting a 17-year-old with a coronavirus vaccine without his parents’ permission. 

The alleged incident involving Laura Russo, 54, happened on New Year’s Eve inside her home in Sea Cliff, Nassau County Police told the New York Post. 

Russo has since been charged with unauthorized practice of a profession and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 21. 

Detectives say Russo gave the teenage boy an injection of what is believed to be a coronavirus vaccine, according to WABC.