MONDAY, AUGUST 8
PROGRAM # 7852 12:00 PM PST.
Delaying Fight Against Zika.
The first cases of mosquito-transmitted Zika infection were reported in South Florida, ground zero of the Zika outbreak. Health experts warn there might be many cases of locally acquired infection in many states, especially around the Gulf. Still, the US Congress went into summer recess without approving emergency funds to combat the spread of the virus. Analysts share new developments and comment on the facts and the myths about the Zika virus, and the fight for the money to deal with this public health emergency.
Guests: Dr. Jewel Mullen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC; Ann Marie Benitez, Senior Director of Government Relations, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Washington, DC; Dr. Raul Ruiz, US Representative, D-CA, US Congress, Washington, DC.
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