Graphic and Report: Preventable Deaths During Widespread Community Hepatitis A Outbreaks
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Graphic and Report: Preventable Deaths During Widespread Community Hepatitis A Outbreaks

Published: January 8, 2024 Last reviewed: April 4, 2025
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Graphic presents findings from the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), underscoring that hepatitis A vaccination is critical to preventing hepatitis A deaths. The graphic highlights that people who use drugs, are unhoused, and/or have chronic liver disease are at increased risk for infection and severe disease from hepatitis A virus. The related MMWR report is available for download or online here: Preventable Deaths During Widespread Community Hepatitis A Outbreaks — United States, 2016–2022 | CDC.

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