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Feds warn of alarming rise in reports of fake vaccine cards sold and used
Evgenia Parajanian/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A burgeoning online market for counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards is setting off alarm bells for federal health officials, who warn that the demand for fak...
Sasha Pezenik and Kaitlyn Folmer, ABC News Aug 27, 2021

COVID put this unvaccinated mom in a three-month coma. This is her message on the vaccine
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock(HOUSTON, Texas) -- As Michelle Tate unpacked boxes to start her new life with her husband, Todd, and 7-year-old daughter, Morgan, in Texas, she began to feel increas...
Deena Zaru, ABC News Aug 27, 2021

CDC investigates salmonella outbreak linked to Italian-style meats across 17 states
nitrub/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to Italian-style meats. They reported 36 illnesse...
Haley Yamada, ABC News Aug 26, 2021

Professor spends 2 years secretly improving his health to donate kidney to colleague
CatLane/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Ron Ehrenberg was ready to give up. The professor at the Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics School at Cornell University had been looking for a kidney transplant ...
Sarah Beth Guevaravia via GMA Aug 26, 2021

ICU doctor battles COVID-19 from home
Dr. Steven Brown(CHESTERFIELD, Mo.) -- Dr. Steven Brown is on the front line of the battle against the surge of COVID-19 cases. But for him, the front line is also the home front. Working overnights, ...
Andy Fies, ABC News Aug 26, 2021

Nurse who lost her baby after contracting COVID-19 urges pregnant women to get vaccinated
Courtesy Vanessa Alfermann(ST. LOUIS) -- A Missouri mom whose newborn son passed away after she gave birth to him while battling COVID-19 is speaking out in order to urge pregnant women to get vaccina...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Aug 26, 2021

Four tips to help ease kids' back to school anxiety
FatCamera/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, one in five kids in the U.S. has experienced anxiety, according to data published this month in JAMA Pediatrics, a medical jo...
Sandra Temko, ABC News Aug 25, 2021

J&J vaccine booster shot raises antibody levels nine-fold, company says
zoranm/iStock(NEW YORK) -- In the midst of a delta variant surge, a new study finds that giving a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson shot six months after primary vaccination results in a nine-...
Sony Salzman, ABC News Aug 25, 2021

After hospital CEO Dr. Leon Haley's tragic death, hundreds get vaccinated in his honor
Inside Creative House/iStock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- On a Friday in July, Dr. Leon Haley Jr. could be found going from unit to unit at the hospital he led, personally administering COVID-19 vaccine dos...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Aug 25, 2021

Teen social media stars in uphill battle against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn(NEW YORK) -- Ellie Zeiler is known by her 10 million TikTok followers for her fashion hauls, beauty hacks and viral dance videos. Although her feed often includes endorsements...
Ashan Singh, Laura Coburn, and Allie Yang, ABC News Aug 24, 2021
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