Today marks the last day that the City of Lubbock will be administering the Hepatitis A vaccine to those patrons of Cheddar’s Casual Café located on 4009 S. Loop 289 in Lubbock, Texas who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A from a restaurant worker. According to a report by Nicole Garza, there may have been “several thousand

The health department will be offering the free shots at their clinic at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane until 4:00PM today. So far, Lubbock health officials have immunized approximately 2,300 people. That does not include individuals who may have received the shot in a different county or state or from their primary care physician.

Recently, the Marler Clark law firm filed a class action lawsuit against another well-known restaurant chain after its patrons were potentially exposed to Hepatitis A and had to receive the vaccine. The firm’s hepatitis A attorneys have unmatched hepatitis A litigation experience and have worked for victims in cases against such restaurants as Subway, McDonald’s, Carl’s Jr., and Chi-Chi’s among others.