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
Hepatitis A Vaccines Cost the Lubbock Health Department Over $250,000
Today was the first day that residents of Lubbock, Texas were able to receive Hepatitis A vaccinations from the Lubbock Health Department as a result of possible exposure to the virus from an infected employee at Cheddar’s Casual Café located at on 4009 S. Loop 289.
The vaccinations became available two days after City officials
Marler Clark Calls on Restaurants to Institute Hepatitis A Vaccines
In the wake of a City of Lubbock announcement that patrons of Cheddar’s Casual Café may have been exposed to hepatitis A, food safety experts at Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, are calling on restaurants such as Cheddar’s to require employees be vaccinated against the virus.
On September 13, the city announced
Should Food Workers be Required to Receive the Hepatitis A Vaccine?
Perhaps the answer to that question is yes. Hepatitis A is one of five human hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E) that primarily infect the liver and cause illness. An estimated 80,000 cases occur each year in the U.S., although much higher estimates have been proposed based on mathematical modeling of the past incidence
City of Lubbock Will Offer Hepatitis A Vaccine to Patrons of Cheddar’s Casual Cafe
After the news came out on September 14, 2011, that anyone who ate at Cheddar’s Casual Café, located on 4009 S. Loop 289 in Lubbock, Texas anytime from August 31 through September 8 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A through a restaurant employee, the City of Lubbock Texas has announced that it will host
Possible Transmission of Hepatitis A at Cheddar’s Casual Café in Lubbock, Texas
The City of Lubbock issued a press release yesterday warning anyone who ate at Cheddar’s Casual Café, located on 4009 S. Loop 289 in Lubbock, Texas anytime from August 31 through September 8 may have been exposed to Hepatitis A through a restaurant employee.
According to the press release:
An employee of the restaurant, who
Last Day for Olive Garden Patrons to Receive Hepatitis A Vaccine
Today marks the last day that the Cumberland County Health Department will be administering the Hepatitis A vaccine to those patrons of the Olive Garden restaurant in Fayetteville, North Carolina who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A.
The health department announced that it will be offering the free shots at their clinic at
Update: Nearly 3,000 Olive Garden Diners Get Hepatitis A Vaccine
As of Friday afternoon, the Cumberland County Health Department announced that it had administered an estimated 3,000 doses of Hepatitis A immunizations to people who may have been exposed to the virus at a Fayetteville, North Carolina Olive Garden.
The health department’s free clinic at 1235 Ramsey Street administered immunizations on Saturday morning and plans
Update: 2,700 Olive Garden Diners Get Hepatitis A Vaccine
According to the latest update regarding the Hepatitis A scare in Fayetteville, North Carolina:
The Cumberland County Public Health Department has administered almost 2,700 doses of Hepatitis A immunizations since Tuesday morning to individuals who may have been exposed through an employee at a local restaurant. By 3 p.m. Thursday, the department had given 570
Vaccine prevents hepatitis A
Hepatitis A (HAV) is a foodborne illness that is relatively uncommon in nations with developed sanitation systems. Despite this, approximately one-third of the United States population has at some point become infected with the hepatitis A virus, which causes an illness that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting only a few weeks to