Discussion: CDC: 3 Babies Born In US With Birth Defects Caused By Zika

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CDC: 3 Babies Born In US With Birth Defects Caused By Zika CDC: 3 Babies Born In US With Birth Defects Caused By Zika Back to article
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The Rethugliklans already have a plan to deal with this news: Defund the CDC.

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Combine where the Republicans are right now with an actual public health problem originating from Latin America, with the news coverage heating up in the run-up to the Rio Olympics, with the staggeringly cynical approach the GOP took to Ebola during the 2014 midterms, and you get my nightmare story for the summer.

Forget whatever this panic could do to the Dems’ chances of flipping the Senate. These are the ingredients for a genuinely appalling human tragedy.

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Here’s hoping that a vaccine to attack the Zika virus is quickly developed and distributed to prospective mothers.

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