"(Students) explained to me that they can easily purchase fake vaccine cards," Meier said. A spokesperson for UNC-Chapel Hill said they have not found any instances of students uploading fake vaccine cards. The spokesperson did not respond when asked how the university distinguishes between real and fraudulent vaccine cards in photos. Vaccination cards were not designed to be long-term proof of Covid vaccinations, according to the Federal Trade Commission . College students have somewhat normalized the creation of fake IDs to buy alcohol, and the idea of fake vaccination cards isn't far from that, Meier said.

Source: CNN August 08, 2021 09:07 UTC