Another 50,000 vaccines arrive in Czechia amid surge in hepatitis A cases

Around 50,000 more hepatitis A vaccines have arrived in the Czech Republic, meaning that more people who want to get vaccinated amid the ongoing hepatitis A epidemic, will be able to do so. Doctors have recommended vaccinations, particularly for high-risk groups, but a shortage of vaccines has complicated the process.  The Health Ministry previously announced that over 125,000 more doses are expected by January. Since the start of the year, 2,880 people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A, which is twenty times more than last year and the highest figure since 1984. Thirty-one people have succumbed to the disease. The hardest hit is Prague, which accounts for more than 40 percent of all reported cases.