Mecklenburg County Government: Possible Exposure To Hepatitis A In Cabarrus County ...

Press release from the Mecklenburg County Government:

7/3/2021

Kannapolis, NC – Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) is investigating a case of Hepatitis A in a worker at the Waffle House located at 1010 Vinehaven Dr. NE, Concord, NC 28025, located on Exit 60 off Interstate 85. 

Hepatitis A is a virus that affects the liver. The signs are fatigue, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, fever, and possible jaundice. The virus spreads when someone unknowingly ingests the virus, even in microscopic amounts, through close personal contact with an infected person or through eating contaminated food or drink. It most often spreads when proper hand washing is not practiced. 

Possible exposure may have occurred in persons that bought and ate food from the Vinehaven Dr. Waffle House on June 20 between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. or June 21 between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. If you believe that you purchased and ate food during this time period, you can receive a hepatitis A vaccine to prevent contracting the virus. 

It’s extremely important that those who ate at the Waffle House on Vinehaven Dr. on June 20 or June 21, 2021 receive their vaccination as soon as possible. The hepatitis A vaccine is available at local retail pharmacies, and your local Health Department clinic. Costs may be associated with these locations. The time frame for the vaccine to be effective runs out within the next few days. See chart below. 

Those who have had a hepatitis A infection or hepatitis A vaccine are protected from the virus and do not need to take additional action. Most children receive hepatitis A as part of the recommended vaccine series. 

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Cabarrus Health Alliance

Media Inquiries: Marcella Beam at 214-906-8881 or marcella.beam@cabarrushealth.org

This press release was produced by the Mecklenburg County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.