{"id":88542,"date":"2020-08-11T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T16:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=88542"},"modified":"2020-08-13T06:17:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T10:17:36","slug":"appointments-available-for-free-hepatitis-a-immunization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/appointments-available-for-free-hepatitis-a-immunization\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments available for free Hepatitis A Immunization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appointments for free Hepatitis A immunization are now available for eligible residents of Muskoka at the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit\u2019s clinics in Huntsville and Gravenhurst. Cases of Hepatitis A have been circulating in Muskoka and the best way to prevent the virus is by getting vaccinated.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by the Hepatitis A virus. The virus is highly contagious and is spread through an infected person\u2019s stool when people don\u2019t wash their hands properly, through contaminated food and water and through some sexual activities. People who are immunocompromised, are older, or have a pre-existing chronic liver disease are more at risk of serious illness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supply of the vaccine is limited. Those who are eligible must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be a resident of the District of Muskoka, or live within the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit region<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not have private health insurance<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have not received the vaccine in the past (which includes those who may have received one dose).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The immunization clinics are being held by appointment throughout August and September. To book an appointment at the clinics, 2-5 Pineridge Gate, Gravenhurst, or 34 Chaffey St., Huntsville, call Health Connection at 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 ext. 8813 weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Those with private health insurance coverage can contact their health care provider to arrange immunization. For more about Hepatitis A, see <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smdhu.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.smdhu.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597250264803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFMPfG8bnzxaIuC_kKLJpRz6BFhEA\">www.smdhu.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appointments for free Hepatitis A immunization are now available for eligible residents of Muskoka at the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit\u2019s clinics in Huntsville and Gravenhurst. 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