Veterans Groups Fight Stigma Associated With Hepatitis C; They say the virus was spread via a vaccination jet injector gun

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Veterans Groups Fight Stigma Associated With Hepatitis C

More veterans say the military gave them hepatitis C during the Vietnam War. They say the virus was spread via a vaccination jet injector gun, and the same gun was used on hundreds of soldiers.