Hepatitis A is usually transmitted through eating contaminated food, or through close contact with a person, according to health officials.Los Angeles County health officials continued to investigate Tuesday an outbreak of five hepatitis A infections identified among the homeless since mid-March.
"Public Health is offering free hepatitis A vaccines to people experiencing homelessness in encampments and at interim housing sites where there is risk of potential exposure,'' according to a statement from the department."Hepatitis A vaccine is typically a two dose vaccine series that is safe and highly effective in preventing infection.
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