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For a brief moment Saturday, Connor Bedard looked like his usual self. The struggling Blackhawks star darted in on a power play and ripped a hard, well-placed shot that beat Flyers goalie Aleksei Kolosov, rang off the post and nearly bounced in off Kolosov’s back. It was the kind of play Bedard made almost every night last season. It also resembled his October form earlier this season, when he was playing fairly well but just not getting much luck. If he kept it up Saturday, the outcome might’ve been different. Tentativeness crept back into Bedard’s game as the afternoon progressed, however, and he yet again finished with zero shots on goal — albeit on six attempts — as the Hawks lost to the Flyers 3-2 in overtime after blowing a two-goal lead. “We just spent too much time in our [defensive] zone,” coach Luke Richardson told reporters in Philadelphia. “Our goalie was great all game, but just a couple breakdowns on faceoffs in the ‘D'-zone [cost us]. [There was] a little bit of panic in our game when we got the puck in the ‘D'-zone. We were not making plays; we were just flipping it out and not getting through that neutral zone.” On a third-period rush, Bedard’s lagging confidence was evident when opted to try a cross-ice pass with a very low probability of success instead of testing Kolosov with his one-of-a-kind shot. And on two offensive-zone entries to begin overtime, Bedard turned the puck once and missed the net with a shot the second time. That miss led Hawks defenseman Alex Vlasic to take a holding penalty, and the Flyers converted the ensuing power play. Richardson — as has become a habit — switched Bedard’s linemates halfway through the game, moving him away from Jason Dickinson and Joey Anderson’s checking line and putting him back at center between Taylor Hall and Teuvo Teravainen. Playing him with Teravainen makes a lot more sense than with Anderson, but it’s not surprising that the new trio didn’t click immediately, considering how little time they’ve had to build chemistry. Bedard, whose goal drought extended to 12 straight games, has now gone consecutive games with zero shots on goal for the first time in his young career; he had previously been held without only five times in 87 games. He did unleash one tight-angle shot late in the second period that looked on-goal but was ruled not. Furthermore, he has tallied only six shots on goal in his last seven games combined, and opponents have outshot the Hawks 58-28 cumulatively during his five-on-five ice time. In other words, he has been thoroughly stifled for multiple weeks now. Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov buried the overtime winner after Nick Foligno, who was on the ice for all three Flyers goals, lost coverage on the penalty kill. Back in the third period, the Flyers had scored twice in less than three minutes to tie the game. It was fitting — and painful — that Michkov scored the winner, considering how frequently he and Bedard will be compared throughout their careers. They were the two most-discussed prospects in the 2023 draft class, and off the ice, they’re friends and text semi-regularly. Michkov fell to the Flyers’ seventh pick due to concerns he might stay in Russia for years, but the Flyers ended up getting him into North America with ease, and he has rewarded them with 16 points in his first 19 NHL games. “It’s funny: When you’re playing against people, you try to create a rivalry, but usually you’re friends and you want to see that guy succeed,” Bedard had said Friday. “I’m always rooting for [Michkov]. He’s a fun guy to watch.” Lukas Reichel (two points) and Petr Mrazek (34 saves, including several miraculous ones) were the lone bright spots for the Hawks.Final regular-season games loom large in determining conference championship matchups

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Billy Napier exchanged an uncomfortable handshake with Ole Miss counterpart Lane Kiffin, shared a few well-earned hugs and then headed to the northeast corner of the Swamp to join his players singing the school’s alma mater. On a crisp and sunny November day, Napier’s Gators had just done the unexpected, if not the unthinkable, beating the No. 9 Rebels 24-17. Ole Miss was a 10-point favorite Saturday fresh off a bye week after a dominant 28-10 win against Georgia, that positioned the Rebels for a spot in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. Instead, the Gators (6-5, 4-4 SEC) stopped the Lane Train in its tracks and dispatched of the Rebels (8-3, 4-3). “These guys have stepped up in a major way,” Napier said. The Gators’ victory marked consecutive wins against ranked teams for the first time since triumphs against Florida State and Alabama during the 2008 national championship season. The last time the unranked Gators beat ranked teams on back-to-back weeks were 2003 wins at LSU and Arkansas. This time, Florida capitalized on the friendly confines of the Swamp. “Just an incredible atmosphere; it doesn’t get much better than that,” Napier said. A pair of interceptions by sophomore safety Bryce Thornton in the final 1:31 iced the game and spurred roaring responses by a sold-out crowd of 89,942 and end-zone celebrations by players and fans. On Senior Day in the Swamp, true freshman quarterback DJ Lagway threw two touchdowns, veteran tailback Montrell Johnson Jr. ran 127 yards in his final home game and another inspired defensive effort led the way. On the game-winning drive, Johnson followed a 41-yard completion from Lagway to a diving Chimere Dike with runs of 12, 5 and 9 yards to give the Gators a 24-17 lead with 7:40 to go — the final run coming out of the wildcat formation. Meanwhile, the SEC’s leading passer and keenest offensive mind failed to capitalize on their chances. The Rebels left Florida’s red zone three times without points. “There’s an understanding you have to play well in the trenches,” Napier said. “I thought we were better on both sides up front. We had a guy step up and make plays.” Twice, the Gators stuffed the Ole Miss jumbo package on fourth-and-1, stopping 6-foot-2, 325-pound defensive tackle JJ Pegues shy of the first down following a direct snap — the second time when trailing 17-14. The other time, Ole Miss dropped three passes, the final one when star receiver Tre Harris, back after a three-game absence, re-injured his leg. Caden Davis then missed a 34-yard field goal with the game tied 14-14. Davis tied the game at 17-17 with 45 seconds left in the third quarter. But Dart, who finished with 394 total yards, and the SEC’s top-scoring attack could not overcome the Gators’ defense or three turnovers. “We took advantage,” Napier said. ©2024 Orlando Sentinel. Visit orlandosentinel.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Top 5 countries with the shortest people in the worldDebbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69. Eminem’s longtime representative Dennis Dennehy confirmed Nelson’s death in an email on Tuesday. He did not provide a cause of death, although Nelson had battled lung cancer. Nelson’s fraught relationship with her son, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, has been no secret since the Detroit rapper became a star. Eminem has disparaged his mother in songs such as the 2002 single “Cleaning Out My Closet.” Eminem sings: “Witnessin’ your mama poppin’ prescription pills in the kitchen. ... My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn’t.” In lyrics from his Oscar-winning hit “Lose Yourself” from the movie “8 Mile,” his feelings seem to have simmered, referencing his “mom’s spaghetti.” The song went on to win best rap song at the 2004 Grammy Awards. Nelson brought and settled a pair of defamation lawsuits over Eminem’s statements about her in magazines and on radio talk shows. In her 2008 book, “My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem,” she attempted to set the record straight by providing readers details about the rapper’s early life, writing that Eminem had forgotten the good times they had. “Marshall and I were so close that friends and relatives commented that it was as if the umbilical cord had never been cut,” she wrote. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. In 2004, she was dragged from her car on Eight Mile Road, the street in a Detroit suburb made famous by “8 Mile,” by a 16-year-old who was later sentenced to more than four years in prison. She suffered bruises and a broken foot. The highly acclaimed rapper Eminem won for best hip hop act at the 2024 MTV EMAs and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. He announced last month that he was going to be a grandfather, saying his daughter Hailie Jade is pregnant by way of a touching music video that is a tribute to their relationship. ___ The story has been updated to correct that Eminem announced in October that he was going to be a grandfather, not last month. Advertisement Advertisement

Editor’s note: This story was updated to add missing detail in the introduction and further updated to reflect approval of a cease-fire deal by Israel’s cabinet and U.S. President Joe Biden’s Tuesday afternoon announcement. Stock price action in the story has been updated and exchange and ticker info for the ISRA ETF has been corrected as well. The governments of Israel and Lebanon have accepted a cease-fire deal, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. “Today I have some good news to report from the Middle East,” Biden said, adding that he spoke with the prime ministers of Israel and Lebanon. “I am pleased to announce that their governments have accepted the U.S. proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah,” said Biden, who made the remarks in the White House Rose Garden. The cease-fire is set to take effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Biden said. Hezbollah has not immediately commented on the deal announcement, the New York Times reported. Lebanon’s government does not control the Hezbollah militant group. The deal calls for a 60-day truce, The New York Times reported, and would be overseen by the U.S., United Nations and others. Israel would withdraw forces from Lebanon and Hezbollah would move fighters to north of the Litani River. Strikes between Israel and Hezbollah have continued during the cease-fire negotiations. What Happened : The short-term proposal is to pause hostilities for 60 days but with the intention of a lasting truce, according to CNN , which cited an Israeli official. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered three reasons for the cease fire, one being to shift focus to Iran, replenish Israeli troops and put greater pressure on Hamas to release the hostages that were captured on Oct. 7, 2023 . See Also: Crude Oil Moves Lower; Dick’s Sporting Goods Earnings Top Views Why It Matters : Not everyone is so confident the cease-fire will work. Per the New York Times , Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stressed the need for a "security zone" inside Lebanon to defend against Hezbollah. Otherwise, the two countries risk another war in the future, he said. Ben-Gvir did not indicate that a cease-fire decision would cause him to leave Netanyahu's coalition. Market Reactions Oil prices were trading down Tuesday, with the United States Oil Fund USO 0.65% lower at last check. Israeli stocks, as monitored through the VanEck Israel ETF ISRA are up 23.5% year-to-date. Other oil ETFs were in the red at last check Tuesday afternoon. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil UCO fell by 0.93%, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF XOP was down 0.75% ahead of the closing bell and MicroSectorsTM Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3X Leveraged ETNs OILU saw a 0.45% drop, according to Benzinga Pro . Now Read: Will Trump Lead US Into Trade War With Mexico? President Claudia Sheinbaum Rebukes Threats Image: Shutterstock . © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Atria Investments Inc grew its position in Synovus Financial Corp. ( NYSE:SNV – Free Report ) by 42.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,198 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,132 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Synovus Financial were worth $320,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Synovus Financial in the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Synovus Financial by 87.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 747 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Synovus Financial during the 2nd quarter valued at $43,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Synovus Financial by 43.5% during the 1st quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Synovus Financial by 404.8% in the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,378 shares of the bank’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,105 shares during the period. 83.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Synovus Financial Stock Up 2.9 % Synovus Financial stock opened at $57.62 on Friday. Synovus Financial Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $29.34 and a fifty-two week high of $59.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.09. The stock has a market cap of $8.16 billion, a PE ratio of 26.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.37. Synovus Financial Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. Synovus Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 68.78%. Analysts Set New Price Targets SNV has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup set a $59.00 price objective on shares of Synovus Financial in a report on Friday, October 18th. DA Davidson increased their price target on Synovus Financial from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Raymond James raised Synovus Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $49.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Synovus Financial from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $48.00 to $46.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Synovus Financial from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.71. Get Our Latest Research Report on Synovus Financial About Synovus Financial ( Free Report ) Synovus Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Synovus Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking products and services. It operates through four segments: Community Banking, Wholesale Banking, Consumer Banking, and Financial Management Services. The company's commercial banking services include treasury and asset management, capital market, and institutional trust services, as well as commercial, financial, and real estate lending services. See Also Five stocks we like better than Synovus Financial What is the Euro STOXX 50 Index? Tesla Investors Continue to Profit From the Trump Trade Why Are These Companies Considered Blue Chips? 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NoneBy Benjamin R. Punongbayan In recent weeks, there appear to be a welling up of commentaries, particularly on social media, about corruption in our government. There seems to be a growing perception that this disastrous practice is getting worse in terms of both its widening spread and the increasing scale of the amounts involved. This observation aroused an interest in me to analyze and try to portray in an understandable way the broad effects of corruption in the Philippine economy. Indeed, corruption in government has been prevalent in the Philippines for so long and appears to continue undiminished in the foreseeable future. I will not consider, though, that this lamentable practice is a part of Philippine culture, as others would do, for the simple reason that it is practiced by only a “few”. I mean “few” in relation to the number of perpetrators as compared to the entire Philippine population. Corruption is actually a crime that regrettably goes generally unpunished. I recognize, though, that others may claim that for the fact that a much greater part of the Philippine population tolerates the perpetration of this criminal practice makes the practice of corruption a part of Philippine culture. I would agree if such toleration is unforced. But it is not. The perpetrators hold considerable power. This power exudes intimidation and threat of retribution that greatly inhibits the concerned but unorganized citizens from taking appropriate action to challenge the perpetrators. Estimate of amount of corruption In the latest Corruption Perception Index released in September 2023 by the Berlin-based Transparency International, the Philippines is ranked 115 among 180 countries as being perceived to have a higher prevalence of corruption. While the country is not the most corrupt, it is more corrupt than 114 other countries out of 180. In a paper presented by an officer of the Department of Justice at the 13th Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries in Tokyo in 2019, he stated that the amount of corruption in the Philippines at the national level was then estimated at 20% of the annual national budget. He applied that proportion to the 2015 and 2016 national budgets to show the magnitude of the resulting amounts. If we apply the same proportion on the current 2024 national budget, the amount of corruption at the national level currently translates to an estimated amount of about ₱1.6 trillion. And that estimated amount relates only to corruption at the national government level. If we include estimates of similar corruption at the level of the LGUs and bribery amounts at both national and local levels, the overall total will certainly be gargantuan. Types of corruption Corruption in government may be classified in a number of ways. For purposes of this commentary, I will classify them based on their nature, namely: overpricing; unrestricted appropriated funds; and bribery at both the national and local government levels. Overpricing relates to infrastructure and other construction contracts; purchases of equipment, materials, and supplies; and procurement of labor for the use of the national and local governments, including that of the various institutions under their respective jurisdictions. I define unrestricted appropriated funds or, simply, unrestricted appropriations as composed of what are commonly known as pork barrel, intelligence funds, and other intentionally mislabelled funds appropriated in both the national budget and local government budgets. Overpricing results in a complete loss of government funds equivalent to the amount of the overprice, while unrestricted appropriations result in a partial loss of government funds to the extent of the amount not used for the benefit of the Filipino people plus the overpricing of those goods procured for the benefit of the citizens. Bribery is different in the sense that these are in the form of money or valuable goods owned by citizens, private businesses, and other organizations and given to government officers and personnel, under coercion or not, to facilitate or expedite the release of required government permits, licenses, and other documentary requirements and approvals of all kinds. It also includes awarding of franchises and rights for exploitation and use of national resources and privileges; and favorable court decisions and regulatory rulings to deserved or undeserved persons, activities, and pending cases. While these corrupt practices do not result in direct loss of existing government funds, some of these practices may result in loss of government revenue in the form of exemption from or reduced amounts of legally collectible taxes, duties, and fees in exchange for the bribe money. Economic effects of corruption on government programs and activities In sum, corruption in government results in loss of government funds in the cases of overpricing and portions of unrestricted appropriations, and loss of revenue in some cases of bribery. On the basis of the estimated rate of corruption mentioned earlier, the total amount of these losses of government funds and revenue on an annual basis is huge. When put together, the recurring total annual amount could have been deployed in large-scale programs that have long-term and wide beneficial effects on the nation’s economic growth and development, such as in large infrastructures that provide connectivity within and among the country’s various islands (roads, railways, bridges, sea ports, airports, and similar others); rehabilitation of the education system; substantial reduction of poverty; a more expansive health care system; and other urgently needed economic and social development programs. When broadening the base estimate of losses from corruption referred to earlier for reasons explained thereafter, the expanded annual estimate would be significantly higher than the ₱1.6 trillion current annual estimate mentioned before. By multiplying whatever higher amount that may come to mind by any number of years, it provides a result that gives us a picture of the enormity of the opportunities for continuous economic growth that we lost during the past many years. And much more than this, we continue to suffer such losses annually, and there seems to be no end in sight. There is an additional unfavorable economic effect in the case of overpricing, especially in infrastructure contracts. To enable the corruption, some or much of the completed constructions will generally be of a quality level lower than what is specified in the contract. As a result, the completed infrastructure would provide benefits only for a much shorter period of time than planned and will necessarily entail large amounts of opportunity cost during the period of necessary repairs and replacements. Moreover, such early repairs and replacements will necessitate a premature round of sourcing the required funding. As a result, this premature funding crowds out new economic development initiatives, which clearly further delays in no small measure Philippine economic growth. In addition, this condition creates a cycle that goes on indefinitely under present circumstances. There are similar effects in the case of overpricing in the government procurement of equipment, materials, supplies and labor if the level of quality of the procured goods and services is not in accordance with specified quality levels. In the case of unrestricted appropriations, whatever portion is spent for the benefit of the Filipino people, it is spent in a scattered way in relatively small amounts. The power of using that money in the aggregate to fund large-scale economic development programs that provide much wider and longer-term benefits to the nation is forever lost. Economic effects of using corrupt money On the part of the corrupt persons, they obtain additional wealth for their own personal benefit and disposal. To the extent that they deploy this additional wealth in consumption, investments, and savings in the Philippines, such deployment would offset to some extent the harmful effects of the loss of government funds and revenue. However, based on general observations, much of this corrupt money is not spent in the Philippines but instead is used to purchase foreign, especially expensive, goods and to transfer some portion abroad in the form of foreign currency. In those cases, no benefit accrues to the Philippine economy at all, except maybe for some retail sale markups and applicable payment of local taxes and fees, which sum up to a relatively small amount. Other effects on the national economy The huge fund losses resulting from corruption have required the Philippine government to borrow much more than would have been necessary. Such additional borrowings result in a higher debt ratio (to GDP) that in turn results in a lower international credit rating than would otherwise be and consequently entails a higher interest cost. Of course, the government may choose to retain that level of borrowings and, without corruption, spend the additional borrowings for expenditures on large-scale programs that have long-term and wide beneficial effects on the nation’s economic growth and development, as explained earlier. Conclusion Clearly, widespread corruption has caused the Philippines to lose great opportunities continuously over a long period of time to become a more economically developed country. Equally sadly, the country will continue to lose such great opportunities in the foreseeable future. I purposely confined myself to analyzing the economic effects of corruption in government, except for a few comments in passing that corruption, in my opinion, is not a part of Philippine culture. I avoided commenting on the underlying issue of righteousness regarding the practice of corruption. I do not think I have the right to suggest to anyone to be like Mother Teresa. _________ Ben Punongbayan is the Founder of Punongbayan & Araullo. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Management Association of the Philippines. Spotlight is BusinessWorld’s sponsored section that allows advertisers to amplify their brand and connect with BusinessWorld’s audience by publishing their stories on the BusinessWorld Web site. For more information, send an email to online@bworldonline.com . Join us on Viber at https://bit.ly/3hv6bLA to get more updates and subscribe to BusinessWorld’s titles and get exclusive content through www.bworld-x.com .

FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent

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Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling , claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent. The ruling addressed a lawsuit filed by Dario and Shujen Politella against Windham Southeast School District and state officials over the mistaken vaccination of their child against COVID-19 in 2021, when he was 6 years old. A lower court had dismissed the original complaint, as well as an amended version. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was filed on Nov. 19. But the ruling by Vermont's high court is not as far-reaching as some online have claimed. In reality, it concluded that anyone protected under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, or PREP, Act is immune to state lawsuits. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that schools can vaccinate children against their parents' wishes. THE FACTS: The claim stems from a July 26 ruling by the Vermont Supreme Court, which found that anyone protected by the PREP Act is immune to state lawsuits, including the officials named in the Politella's suit. The ruling does not authorize schools to vaccinate children at their discretion. According to the lawsuit, the Politella's son — referred to as L.P. — was given one dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic held at Academy School in Brattleboro even though his father, Dario, told the school's assistant principal a few days before that his son was not to receive a vaccination. In what officials described as a mistake, L.P. was removed from class and had a “handwritten label” put on his shirt with the name and date of birth of another student, L.K., who had already been vaccinated that day. L.P. was then vaccinated. Ultimately, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that officials involved in the case could not be sued. “We conclude that the PREP Act immunizes every defendant in this case and this fact alone is enough to dismiss the case,” the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling reads. “We conclude that when the federal PREP Act immunizes a defendant, the PREP Act bars all state-law claims against that defendant as a matter of law.” The PREP Act , enacted by Congress in 2005, authorizes the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a declaration in the event of a public health emergency providing immunity from liability for activities related to medical countermeasures, such as the administration of a vaccine, except in cases of “willful misconduct" that result in “death or serious physical injury.” A declaration against COVID-19 was issued on March 17, 2020. It is set to expire on Dec. 31. Federals suits claiming willful misconduct are filed in Washington. Social media users described the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling as having consequences beyond what it actually says. Story continues below video “The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that schools can force-vaccinate children for Covid against the wishes of their parents,” reads one X post that had been liked and shared approximately 16,600 times as of Tuesday. “The high court ruled on a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was forced to take a Covid mRNA injection by his school. However, his family had explicitly stated that they didn't want their child to receive the ‘vaccines.’” Other users alleged that the ruling gives schools permission to give students any vaccine without parental consent, not just ones for COVID-19. Rod Smolla, president of the Vermont Law and Graduate School and an expert on constitutional law, told The Associated Press that the ruling “merely holds that the federal statute at issue, the PREP Act, preempts state lawsuits in cases in which officials mistakenly administer a vaccination without consent.” “Nothing in the Vermont Supreme Court opinion states that school officials can vaccinate a child against the instructions of the parent,” he wrote in an email. Asked whether the claims spreading online have any merit, Ronald Ferrara, an attorney representing the Politellas, told the AP that although the ruling doesn't say schools can vaccinate students regardless of parental consent, officials could interpret it to mean that they could get away with doing so under the PREP Act, at least when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. He explained that the U.S. Supreme Court appeal seeks to clarify whether the Vermont Supreme Court interpreted the PREP Act beyond what Congress intended. “The Politella’s fundamental liberty interest to decide whether their son should receive elective medical treatment was denied by agents of the State and School,” he wrote in an email to the AP. “The Vermont Court misconstrues the scope of PREP Act immunity (which is conditioned upon informed consent for medical treatments unapproved by FDA), to cover this denial of rights and its underlying battery.” Ferrara added that he was not aware of the claims spreading online, but that he “can understand how lay people may conflate the court's mistaken grant of immunity for misconduct as tantamount to blessing such misconduct.” John Klar, who also represents the Politellas, went a step further, telling the AP that the Vermont Supreme Court ruling means that “as a matter of law” schools can get away with vaccinating students without parental consent and that parents can only sue on the federal level if death or serious bodily injury results. — Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck .FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent

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