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Re:There are now 234 pregnant women in the US with confirmed... by enraged_camel on Sunday June 19, 2016 @02:13AM (#11931995)
>>What's the point of this other than to spread hysteria?

Hysteria can be a good thing. I can start a public debate, for example, which can start putting pressure on Congress to start thinking of serious solutions.

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Re:There are now 234 pregnant women in the US with confirmed... by gizmo686 on Sunday June 19, 2016 @02:31AM (#11932032)
To be clear, we do not need Congress to think of a serious solution; we need Congress to authorize funding. Once we have the money allocated, we know how to deal with things like zika.
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