2,000 get free hepatitis shots

More than 2,000 people received free antibody shots to fight off hepatitis A after learning an employee at a north Harris County Pappasito's Cantina was infected with the disease, county health officials said.

Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services had issued a health advisory for any customers who had eaten at the restaurant since late January.

People exposed to hepatitis A can be treated with antibodies, but they must receive shots no later than two weeks after exposure.

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