Submitted by tonymmorley t3_z7qsuy in Futurology
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michael_polk t1_iy82na8 wrote
I’m pretty sure they already have one. Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson. Pretty sure it’s out of reach for most common folk. Don’t quote me but I heard it’s around $100k for the treatment.
Jinsodia t1_iy83nnv wrote
Treatment and vaccine are different
Vaccine is before infection Treatment is after
michael_polk t1_iy83udl wrote
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IndifferentPatella t1_iy8gezt wrote
Most insurance covers the treatment and the companies offer good copay assistance and prescription assistance programs for the uninsured. I work at a Hep C clinic and we are able to get most patients cured for free
General_Esperanza t1_iyavm9j wrote
HEP C has been curable for a while now.
Harvoni has a 99% success rate
Edit: not a vaccine
FuturologyBot t1_iy7s0x8 wrote
The following submission statement was provided by /u/tonymmorley:
Scientists Just Made a Major Stride Toward a Hepatitis C Vaccine, Labs couldn’t figure out the structure of a key part of the virus — until now.
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"The hepatitis c virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes approximately 400,000 deaths each year.
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While treatments are available for HCV-related infections, they are expensive, hard to access, and do not protect against reinfection. A vaccine that can help prevent HCV infection is a major unmet medical and public health need."
This article was originally published on "The Conversation" by Lisa Eshun-Wilson and Alba Torrents de la Peña at the Scripps Research Institute. Root Source: "Scientists uncovered the structure of the key protein for a future hepatitis C vaccine – here’s how they did it"
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tonymmorley OP t1_iy7ptp0 wrote
Scientists Just Made a Major Stride Toward a Hepatitis C Vaccine, Labs couldn’t figure out the structure of a key part of the virus — until now.
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"The hepatitis c virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes approximately 400,000 deaths each year.
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> While treatments are available for HCV-related infections, they are expensive, hard to access, and do not protect against reinfection. A vaccine that can help prevent HCV infection is a major unmet medical and public health need."
This article was originally published on "The Conversation" by Lisa Eshun-Wilson and Alba Torrents de la Peña at the Scripps Research Institute. Root Source: "Scientists uncovered the structure of the key protein for a future hepatitis C vaccine – here’s how they did it"