The approval of $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus will ensure that trials for a vaccine will continue, but other projects will take some time.
President Obama signed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that included the Zika funding. The decision ended a months-long standoff between Democrats and Republicans over the funding.
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