Ostrava health authorities launch voluntary vaccinations against hepatitis A

Health officials in Ostrava have launched a program of voluntary vaccinations against hepatitis A for residents of the Přívoz district, which was hard hit by the floods. The disease has been rampant in Přívoz since April and health officials fear that the outbreak could spread or worsen after the devastating flood. Zuzana Babišová, head of the Regional Hygiene Station in Ostrava said that vaccinations for free are available only for the approximately 600 persons who were evacuated from Privoz due to the flood and another 170 who remained there.