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Ok, this is a familar story.  Only because the names of some of the people involved has an Hepatitis A scare turned into a national story. 

It seems movie star Demi Moore threw a party for her boyfriend, Ashton Kutcher, on Feb 7th at a Manhattan bar called Socialista.  The guest list included the likes of MADONNA, BRUCE WILLIS and GWYNETH PALTROW.

Trouble is New York City health officials says anyone who went to the Socialista after 8 p.m.on Thursday February 7th or Friday February 8th, or after 10 p.m. Monday, February 11th is at risk because a bartender working there has active case of Hepatitus A.

Anyone who might have been exposed to him should be vaccinated to keep from developing the disease.

NY1 News reports that:

Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, poor appetite, fever, and vomiting. Some people may have darker urine or jaundice, which is a yellowish tinge to the skin.

As many as 700-800 people may have visited the bar during those dates and times. People who may have been exposed but have already had two doses of hepatitis A vaccine at some point in their life do not need another shot. But health officials say everyone else should be vaccinated.

The Health Department will provide free shots at P.S. 41 elementary school on 116 West 11th Street at Sixth Avenue for people who may have been exposed at the following times: Friday, February 22 from 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Saturday, February 23 from 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. ;and Sunday, February 24 from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Go here for more from NY1 News.  Oh, and don't expect to see Demi or any of her pals in line for the shots.  Doctors do still make house calls for the rich and famous.

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The County Executive in Buffalo, NY has decided it will take at least another day to vaccinate all the people exposed to an employee with Hepatitis A who was working at a local Wegmans store.

Wegmans is a Rochester, NY chain of eco-friendly outlets with a grocery store/ restaurant combination.   They are much Whole Foods, which recently took over Wild Oats, and Seattle's late, great Larry's Markets.

The store involved in this Hepatitis A scare is located at 5275 Sheridan Drive in Buffalo.

If you purchased produce at this Wegmans location after January 7, 2008, and ate this produce without cooking since January 26, 2008 and have not been previously vaccinated or had Hepatitis A illness in the past, the Erie County Department of Health is recommending a Hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin (IG).

Erie County Executive Chris Collins said vaccination clinic held Monday (2/11) on the ECC North Campus from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Collins told WBEN that officials will make evaluations throught the day to see if any additional clinics will be needed.

The WBEN story can be found here.

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Michele Young of the Kamloops Daily News, wrting in the Vancouver Sun, over the weekend reports that two incidents of Hepatitis A are being investigated by health officials.

One victim, who recently visited Mexico, is a member of a local sports team.   The other is a restaurant worker who was in India recently.  The food handler worked at the Sun Peaks restaurant Mesa's Bar and Grill.

Young's story in the Sun said:

The incidents are unrelated, (Dr. Digby) Horne said. "We don't really know how they got the hepatitis A. Possibly food or water," he said. Neither of the infected people are in hospital, and the food handler is feeling better.

The teenage sports player, however, is still sick. He began showing symptoms Jan. 23 and a lab confirmation of hepatitis A was made Thursday.

"We're still working on identifying or checking to make sure there aren't any more contacts, but we did immunize team members because there had been significant food handling and sharing," said Horne.

For all of Ms. Young's story, go here.

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