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Hepatitis C Vaccine Could Dramatically Reduce Transmission in People Who Inject Drugs

July 20, 2018 by ATForum

“Among the most serious consequences of the opioid epidemic is the spread of hepatitis C among injecting drug users.

A major new study shows that if a hepatitis C vaccine were successfully developed, it would dramatically reduce transmission of hepatitis C among drug users—even though it’s unlikely such a vaccine would provide complete immunity.

The study, which employed mathematical modeling, is published in Science Translational Medicine.

Vaccines are currently available for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, but a vaccine for hepatitis C is still under investigation. A clinical trial is testing an experimental hepatitis C vaccine on injecting drug users. Unlike many other vaccines, the hepatitis C vaccine is not expected to provide complete immunity, known as sterilizing immunity. A vaccinated person exposed to HCV could still be infected with the virus, although the amount of virus in the bloodstream would be significantly reduced.”

Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-hepatitis-vaccine-transmission-people-drugs.html

Source: MedicalExpress.com – July 11, 2018

See related article on Hepatitis C: State prisons fail to offer cure to 144,000 inmates with deadly Hepatitis C available at: https://www.salon.com/2018/07/15/state-prisons-fail-to-offer-cure-to-144000-inmates-with-deadly-hepatitis-c_partner/

Filed Under: 2018, News Updates

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