Families who believe their loved ones contracted COVID-19 while hospitalized are finding they have little recourse following a wave of liability shield legislation pushed by business interests.
After Amanda Wilson lost her son, Braden, 15, to COVID-19 in early 2021, she tried to honor his memory. She put up a lending library box in his name. She plans to give the money she saved for his college education to other teens who love the arts and technology.