By Marie Rosenthal, MS
The refusal of Congress to fund Zika virus response efforts “needlessly puts Americans at risk,” experts said at a press conference this morning.
In February, President Barack Obama asked for almost $2 billion in supplemental funding to respond to Zika virus, and Congress has refused to fund the effort. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) diverted money earmarked for Ebola response to Zika virus, and recently released another $25