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alanningyesterday at 2:26 PM

Not sure if they edited the article after you read it but this is the 3rd paragraph now:

“Taking antiviral tablets for 8 to 12 weeks can cure more than 95% of cases.”

s0rceyesterday at 3:04 PM

You take antivirals orally. There is no vaccine that I'm aware of. I got Hep C from a blood transfusion in the 80s and waited decades without symptoms for modern antivirals before finally getting treated.

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Tangurena2yesterday at 5:45 PM

There are vaccines for Hep A and Hep B. None for Hep C yet. Nor Hep V for the True Blood fans. Twinrix is the name of a combined Hep A & B vaccine (2 doses) - your health insurance most likely pays for it.

Hep A outbreaks are relatively frequent at restaurants (in my state).

Every state in the US has an immunization registry (they're all hosted by WebIZ) so they all look the same and produce the same sort of document. Checking states I've lived in, some of the records go back to 2008. My insurance pays for all vaccines except for "travel vaccines".

Shopping list:

https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/vaccin...