A7 Removing prior authorization for Hep C treatment for NYers will help to increase access. We need to provide increased Hep B and C education, educate providers on providing non-judgemental care to people who inject drugs #HepFreeNYC
Well-child visits and vaccinations may have been delayed during #COVID-19 stay-at-home guidance. New data show decreases in ordering and administering of essential, life-saving childhood #vaccines during the first four months of 2020. Learn more: https://t.co/Qfk49zCnEq @CDCMMWR
A7: To increase access to #HepC Cure and #Hep B Treatment for New Yorkers #NYC needs to invest in efforts to train more #Treaters to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis in all NYC Communities. ELF's has a #HepatitisC Clinical Provider Training Series. #HepFreeNYC
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@HispanicFed A1 Hep B and C are known as “silent killers” so it is very important to get tested! Hep B can be treated and there is a cure for Hep C! Rikers Island, Bronx had one of the HIGHEST rates of newly reported chronic Hep C cases. #HepFreeNYC
We’ve built a citywide network of stakeholders and institutions that bring their communities of #immigrants, families, #LGBQIA+, #clinicians, #navigators, + decades of experience, knowledge and commitment. #HepFreeNYC
A1: Hep B and Hep C are two different “silent” viral infections. Many New Yorkers don’t even know they are living with Hep B or Hep C. Learn more: https://t.co/rdPtzOucuV. #HepFreeNYC