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

February 21, 2024

Kennedy Voigt is a student at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida. She underwent surgery for a heart defect at the age of five. Her teacher, Carlene Honor, also underwent heart surgery. Click the link below to read the story. (Kristin Green Vogt/American Heart Association)

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