The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that a mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors’ group over allegations they administered a COVID-19 vaccine to the boy without consent. The ruling reversed a lower court’s decision that had cited a federal health emergency law as a barrier to the lawsuit. […]

Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte has joined Queens University in requiring that all students, staff, and faculty receive COVID-19 booster shots for the upcoming Spring semester. Exemptions will be in place for those with approval by health services and Human Resources for medical or religious reasons. COVID-19 boosters must be received by March 1 […]