Prague sees surge in hepatitis A cases, vaccine shortage reported

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The Czech Republic is facing what is probably the largest hepatitis A epidemic in the last 46 years. It began a year and a half ago in Ostrava and its spread has not been stopped. While last year 676 people fell ill and two died, this year doctors are reporting 2,141 patients and 26 deaths, ten of them in Prague. The youngest was 35 years old. This is also why interest in paid vaccines is growing, but not enough. Experts want insurance companies…

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Cases of hepatitis A continue to increase, especially in Prague. In connection with this, interest in vaccination is also growing, which has doubled. However, there is a shortage of vaccines for children in some facilities. There is currently a shortage in the hospital in Královské Vinohrady. There are vaccines in the vaccination center in Bulovka, but the waiting time is about a month, and in Motol they have capacity available immediately. Larg…