The Ticker: Fake Vaccine Cards Sold Online Prompt State and Federal Concerns

After the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fully vaccinated people may refrain from wearing masks in most places, searches and availability for counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online increased, undermining state and federal  attempts to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

Fraudulent vaccine cards have popped up on the websites of major online retailers and the dark web. Amazon.com Inc., Etsy Inc., eBay Inc., Shopify Inc., pro-Trump forums and Craigslist, Inc. are among the most common sites where vendors have already tried selling packs of cards.