Long Beach Island health officials are urging local restaurants to take advantage of the hepatitis A vaccine offered at the health department.  Full Story

Health officials on Long Beach Island are concerned that local food-service workers are not being vaccinated for the liver disease hepatitis A and that the transitory nature of the employees, mostly immigrants, makes doing so a difficult task.

Tim Hilferty, director of the Long Beach Island Health Department, said administering the vaccine is not a priority for local business owners.

“There hasn’t been a lot of interest in the vaccine. It’s not really a priority, because the vaccine is just recommended and not required by law,” Hilferty said.