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Health officials waiting for funding to fight Zika
Health officials waiting for funding to fight Zika
More federal money finally is available to fight Zika, even as the news worsens.Babies who at first seem to have escaped the virus' devastating hallmark defect - an abnormally small head at birth - might not be out of the woods after all.Brazilian doctors have counted a small number of babies who at birth had a normal-sized head and only later were found to have problems.They have delayed neurodevelopment.
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Congress approves deal to keep government open, fight Zika
Congress approves deal to keep government open, fight Zika
Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share A USA TODAY motion graphic showing how to prevent your home from becoming a breeding ground for the Aedes mosquito, known to spread the Zika virus.Source: National Environmental Health Association Ramon Padilla Berna Elibuyuk and Liz Szabo, USA TODAYSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, center, Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, and Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left,.(Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress approved a stop-gap spending deal Wednesday to avert a government shutdown and provide $1.1 billion in long-awaited aid to combat the Zika virus.
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Congress clears stopgap spending bill, $1.1 billion to fight Zika
Congress clears stopgap spending bill, $1.1 billion to fight Zika
Averting an election-year crisis, Congress late Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus.The House cleared the measure by a 342-85 vote just hours after a bipartisan Senate tally.The votes came after top congressional leaders broke through a stalemate over aid to help Flint, Michigan, address its water crisis.
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Zika funding delay hurt effort to fight virus -U.S. health officials
Zika funding delay hurt effort to fight virus -U.S. health officials
County vector control leave information on door handles as they hand-spraying a neighborhood for adult Aedes mosquitoes after a travel-related case of Zika was confirmed in this the area of San Diego, California, U.S. September 12, 2016.REUTERS/Mike BlakeTop U.S. health officials said on Monday the long delay in getting Congress to approve funding to fight the Zika virus came at a heavy cost in dealing with what they called a serious public health threat.They said the $1.1 billion in newly approved funding for Zika would be used to expand mosquito control programs, accelerate vaccine development and begin important studies of its effect on babies and children born to mothers infected during pregnancy.
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