Senate Democrats Head to Recess After Blocking Anti-Zika Funding
Senate Democrats are leaving Washington, D.C. for their summer recess after blocking a GOP $1.1 billion measure that would have funded efforts to fight the Zika virus.
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CDC Official: ‘Too Soon’ To Counsel Women About What To Expect With Zika and Pregnancy
“You know we’re really at the beginning of understanding Zika in pregnancy,” Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat, M.D. emphasized in her testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
House Democrats Condemn Easing Pesticide Regulations to Combat Zika
Liberal Democrats in the House rejected a bill that would end a redundant Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit requirement to spray federally approved pesticides into bodies of water to combat the mosquito that carries the Zika virus.
Obama Administration Health Director: Brazil Successfully Used DDT to End Zika Virus in Past
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) says that during the 1950s and 1960s, Brazil successfully eliminated the mosquito carrying the Zika virus through the use of DDT.
Marco Rubio Urges GOP To Grant Obama Emergency Zika Funding
Sen. Marco Rubio is joining Senate Democrats in urging the GOP to approve President Barack Obama’s request for $1.9 billion in emergency funding for Zika virus research.
CDC Urges U.S. to Prepare for Arrival of Zika Virus
ATLANTA (AP) — The government urged health officials around the country Friday to get ready now in case there are outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. this summer.