Public Encouraged to attend Hepatitis C Hearing

Here's the latest concerning the Hepatitis "C" case that's affected thousands of people here in Nevada.

On Saturday, February 21st the State of Nevada Task Force on Hepatitis C will be holding a full legislative hearing in Carson City.

State officials will be hearing testimony on the prevalence of Hepatitis, the Nevada outbreak, and proposals for future programs from patients and the medical community.

The public is urged to attend, however, if you can't make it to the meeting, you can listen to the testimony "live" on the internet.

Just click here on the day of the hearing, then go to the menu on the right at "Live meetings - Listen and view" and clicking on it. The hearing may last several hours. This is an open hearing and the general public are welcome and encouraged to attend.

There will be a press conference immediately following the hearing in the building hosted by the Nevada Hepatitis C Task Force.

Be sure to stay with Action News for the latest developments concerning the Hepatitis C outbreak.