Two children received COVID-19 vaccines this month despite objections from their father after their mother won a court case that made it to the state’s highest court.
Rhode Island Supreme Court justices on May 5 sided with Lauren Nagel, who argued that the girls needed to receive COVID-19 vaccines even though they’ve recovered from COVID-19, and upheld an earlier ruling by Rhode Island Family Court Associate Justice Sandra Lanni.
At issue is the divorce settlement, which states both parties would jointly decide on major decisions affecting the health of the children and that “neither party shall unreasonably withhold his or her consent to medical treatment for the children or the administration of medication recommended by the pediatrician of the children.”…