Gov. Brown Declares State of Emergency Amid Deadly Hepatitis A outbreak

A worker tapes signage telling people to get vaccinated to protect themselves against Hepatitis. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

Although Hepatitis A vaccines have been highly recommended since 1999,
California is seeing an outbreak of Hepatitis A in at risk
communities. Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency-
allowing health officials to purchase vaccines directly from
manufacturers. The only problem is that health officials do not yet
know how many more vaccines are needed to stop the outbreak.

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