Student and teacher share heart surgery scars, plus vaccine risks, plague fears and more

libralboy1986 February 22, 2024

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Kennedy Vogt is a student at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida; she had surgery at age 5 for a heart defect. Her teacher, Carlene Honor, also underwent heart surgery. Click the link below to read the story. (Kristin Greene-Vogt/American Heart Association)

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