Tag: Zika Virus

Florida Gov. Rick Scott called on the White House to expedite new federal funding to the state to combat the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida governor: We need Zika money now

Robert King · November 1, 2016 3:04 pm

About $44 million will be shipped to states and localities this week, including $2.7 million to Florida. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Feds defend delay in spending Zika dollars

Robert King · October 18, 2016 6:46 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is taking President Obama to task for the lack of assistance the federal government has given the Sunshine State for its fight against the Zika outbreak, which spread to a new area of Miami this week. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)

Florida governor slams Obama for ‘multiple outstanding requests’ to fight Zika

Anna Giaritelli · October 13, 2016 11:08 pm

The poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation discovered that people in southern states are taking action to reduce the mosquito population in and around their homes in order to combat the spread of the Zika virus. (AP Photo)

Poll: Southerners are the most careful about Zika

Robert King · October 4, 2016 2:15 pm

Now that funding has been approved, the administration can initiate new activities such as new vaccine or diagnostic contracts and new rounds of state funding for local Zika response. (AP Photo)

Zika money won’t flow immediately

Robert King · October 3, 2016 4:01 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that couples should wait six months to try for a pregnancy if the man has had possible Zika exposure but no symptoms. (AP Photo)

CDC: Couples with possible Zika should wait to get pregnant

Robert King · September 30, 2016 4:15 pm

The Zika outbreak has spread to 11 countries in Southeast Asia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

CDC warns of Zika outbreaks in 11 Southeast Asian countries

Anna Giaritelli · September 29, 2016 11:44 pm

The head of a Colorado lab raised concerns about the CDC’s recommendation for a Zika test that he says is "substantially less sensitive in detecting Zika than another established test," the special counsel said. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Report: CDC demoted whistleblower over Zika test concerns

Robert King · September 27, 2016 8:41 pm

"I think the best place to deal with that is in WRDA," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters Monday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP pressures Democrats ahead of planned spending bill filibuster

Susan Ferrechio · September 26, 2016 9:00 pm

The Florida Health Department has been fighting an outbreak of local cases since late July, with the initial cases stemming from the Miami neighborhood of Wynwood. (AP Photo)

Local Florida Zika cases pass 100

Robert King · September 26, 2016 8:43 pm

Congress and the White House are headed for a week filled with sharp, partisan disagreements. Above, House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi walk down the steps of the U.S. Capitol. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Agenda from hell: Emails, vetoes and a government shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2016 4:01 am

CDC points to aerial spraying to stop Zika outbreak

Robert King · September 23, 2016 3:15 pm