Schumer Urges 3-Point Federal Plan to Fight Zika Virus
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) says the federal government must act quickly to contain the Zika virus that has infected people in 23 countries in the Americas. Schumer is pushing for a three-point federal plan to fight the mosquito-borne virus.
The New York Democrat said Sunday that the U.S. Agency for International Development should increase its involvement in Zika-affected countries.
Second, Schumer says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health should begin a crash program to develop a vaccine for Zika.
Additionally, Schumer says the U.S. should push the World Health Organization to publicly declare a health emergency.
Schumer says his plan will help beat back the Zika virus globally.
Zika has been linked to serious birth defects.
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