01/22/08 -- Dozens of people in Kern County are getting vaccinated for the hepatitis A virus after a worker at a Bakersfield restaurant was found to have had the disease.

The health department says the sick person worked at the Chuy's Mesquite Broiler on Rosedale Highway and was potentially infectious from Jan. 4 through Jan. 10.

The clinic briefly ran out of supplies on Saturday after giving out 90 vaccine shots.

Health officials are encouraging patrons to seek medical care through Jan. 24 to halt the spread of the liver disease.