United Kingdom

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  England: Fewer than 700 community pharmacies sign up to provide hepatitis C testing

  Pharmaceutical Journal / 20 September 2021

• Adherence to treatment

  Ultra-short course treatment for hepatitis C: high failure rate but does not compromise second-line treatment

  Keith Alcorn / 13 September 2021

  Ultra-short treatment courses tailored to a person's pre-treatment viral load deliver lower cure rates than 8-week treatment courses, but failure of ultra-short treatment does not prevent subsequent cure of hepatitis ...

• Coronavirus

  US CDC recommends third dose of Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for organ transplant recipients

  Keith Alcorn / 16 August 2021

  People who have undergone a solid organ transplant and who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should receive a third dose, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended ...

• Hepatitis C elimination

  Peer support improved hepatitis C treatment uptake and completion in England

  Keith Alcorn / 30 June 2021

  Peer support increased hepatitis C treatment initiation and completion in England between 2017 and 2020, an evaluation of a national peer support scheme run by the Hepatitis C Trust has found. ...

• Screening and testing policy

  Reflex testing successfully uncovers hidden hepatitis C cases in Scotland

  Keith Alcorn / 29 June 2021

  Automatic viral hepatitis testing of blood samples from patients with abnormal liver function has the potential to identify “hard to reach” people with hepatitis B or C who have no known risk ...