Hepatitis A has been grabbing headlines as an outbreak continues to grab attention.

Eastern Kentucky is now at the center of Kentucky's outbreak. With drug users, homeless people, and the jail populations at the highest risk.

"Here in Eastern Kentucky, we're seeing a lot of new cases," said Scott Lockard the public health director at the Kentucky River Regional Health Department.

150 new cases to be exact have been reported to the health department.

Lockard said protecting yourself is easy, all you have to do is get the two vaccine shots, six months apart and practice proper handwashing technique.

"You should wash your hands with soap under water for about 20 seconds a lot of folks we do not wash our hands long enough," said Lockard.

The health department has no cost vaccinations for those in the at-risk category. Lockard also adds that most insurances should cover hep A vaccines.

It is Kentucky law that all school-aged children have their hepatitis A vaccines before they head to school.