Inmates at the Orange County Jail are being vaccinated for hepatitis A after officials said four inmates tested positive for the infection.According to officials from the Orange County Jail, of the four inmates who have tested positive, one has already been released.Inmates are being vaccinated by the Florida Department of Health Epidemiology staff, officials said. At 5 a.m. on Wednesday, jail officials said their inmate population was 2,600.The staff at the jail will not be vaccinated for the infection.Florida Department of Health officials said vaccinations are the best way to prevent the infection that can be transmitted from person to person, by ingesting the virus from objects, food or drinks contaminated by small, undetected amounts of feces from an infected person, or from close, personal contact with an infected person, such as sex. The Florida Department of Health recommends washing your hands with soap and water after using the bathroom, diaper changes and before handling food.Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, yellow eyes and skin, pale-colored feces, pain in the abdomen, joint pain, and nausea and vomiting.Orange County Jail officials said they are taking necessary precautions and following directions from the health department.

Inmates at the Orange County Jail are being vaccinated for hepatitis A after officials said four inmates tested positive for the infection.

According to officials from the Orange County Jail, of the four inmates who have tested positive, one has already been released.


Inmates are being vaccinated by the Florida Department of Health Epidemiology staff, officials said. At 5 a.m. on Wednesday, jail officials said their inmate population was 2,600.

The staff at the jail will not be vaccinated for the infection.

Florida Department of Health officials said vaccinations are the best way to prevent the infection that can be transmitted from person to person, by ingesting the virus from objects, food or drinks contaminated by small, undetected amounts of feces from an infected person, or from close, personal contact with an infected person, such as sex.

The Florida Department of Health recommends washing your hands with soap and water after using the bathroom, diaper changes and before handling food.

Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, yellow eyes and skin, pale-colored feces, pain in the abdomen, joint pain, and nausea and vomiting.

Orange County Jail officials said they are taking necessary precautions and following directions from the health department.