Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, 2016#Zika Virus

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On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared microencephaly and other neurological disorders resulting from the Zika virus a public health emergency.^[2] Primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, the virus spread throughout Latin America and into the United States. Nearly all domestic Zika cases were travel-related, but more than a dozen came from Wynwood, Florida, the first active transmission area in the U.S.^[3][4]

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) requested emergency assistance from the Centers for Disease Control to address the spread of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County.^[5] Other efforts to fund public health programs addressing Zika stalled in Congress in June 2016 and again in September, leading to concern about how far the virus could spread without an adequate response.^[6]

See below what Hillary Clinton and the 2016 Democratic Party Platform said about the Zika virus.

Clinton on the Zika virus[edit]

• On August 9, 2016, Hillary Clinton urged Congress to return for a special session to pass legislation addressing the Zika virus. “I am very disappointed that the Congress went on recess before actually agreeing on what they would do to put the resources into this fight, and I really am hoping that they will pay attention. In fact, I would very much urge the leadership of Congress to call people back for a special session and get a bill passed," she said.^[7]
• Clinton released a statement on the Zika virus on March 18, 2016, where she called on Congress to take action on President Barack Obama's request for $1.8 billion in emergency appropriations. "Instead, Congressional Republicans said the Administration should use funds left over from fighting Ebola — even though that money is still being used. Why would we lower our defenses against one public health threat in order to meet another one? That’s senseless and dangerous. Congress needs to provide the funds to fight Zika now," she wrote. Clinton said the funds should be spent on developing a rapid diagnostic test for Zika and a vaccine, researching the connection between Zika and microcephaly, and mosquito control and abatement.^[8]
• In April 2016, Clinton sent three staffers to Puerto Rico to research how the island had been impacted by the Zika virus and to observe how local clinics educated the population about the outbreak.^[9]
• Read what other presidential candidates said about epidemic control.

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See also[edit]

• Hillary Clinton
• Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016

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