SINCE A LOCAL COUNTY WASDECLARED "HIGH- RISK" FORHEPATITIS A... AS OF TODAYTHE MARTIN COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT HAS NOT FOUND ASOURCE OF THE OUTBREAK... THATHAS CLAIMED THREE LIVES.HOWEVER..

WE'RE LEARNINGEFFORTS TO PROTECT PEOPLE WITHVACCINATIONS SEEM TO BE PAYINGOFF -WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY RECEIVED THE LATESTFROM HEALTH OFFICIALS TODAY -AND JOINS US LIVE WITH THEUPDATE.

MATT?KELLEY SHANNON, THEY ARETRYING TO CALM THE NERVES ANPANIC HERE ABOUT HEP A - ATHERE ARE INDICATIONS THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT IS GAININGTHE UPPER HAND.(103234) "the more informationthe calmer they seem to get."ROB RANIERI CAME LOOKING FORMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEPATITIS A - OUTBREAK INMARTIN COUNTY - HE HELPS RTHIS FOOD BANK IN STUART - RobRanieri - House of Hope(103148) "at house of hope wehave a wide range of clientsso they're asking us a lot ofquestions." AT THIS STUARTCHURCH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTANNOUNCED - THERE ARE NO NEWCASES BUT ALSO NO REASON AS TOWHY THIS STARTED SOME 20 DAYSAGO AND INFECTED 19 PEOPLEWITH HEP A - AND LED TO THEDEATHS OF AT LEAST THRPEOPLE.

Renay Rouse -Spokeswoman, Martin CountyHealth (63053) "i think thebottom line is we are stillinvestigating when theepidemiologists say they'vewrapped up then they will tellus that and we will share."HEALTH OFFICIALS ALSO POINTEDOUT THAT 920 PEOPLE WEREVACCINATED FOR HEP A LAST WEIN MARTIN COUNTY - A PACE OFNEARLY 200 A DAY.

MANY HOPETHAT FINALLY - WEEKS OF PANI- MAY BE OVER -- JackieHolfelder - Stuart (102642) "ihope its subsiding, i thinthe fact the two people whodied were apparently healthypeople and nobody quitefigured that piece of it out,but as we're learning itsaround all the time and thmight have been an isolateinstance."THE URGE TO VACCINATE IS STILLBEING MADE HERE - OFFICIALSSAY IF YOU'RE NOT SURE YOU'VEBEEN VACCINTED IN THE PASTTHE BEST BET IS TO GET THESHOT.

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