The U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ allocated $42.3 million in what was once funding to battle Ebola toward the pressing Zika fight.
The White House announced this spring that it would reprogram some $589 million that was previously earmarked for Ebola response. And HHS $42.3 million comes as the number of Zika-infected patients in Miami passed 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning to the area, and many people are blaming Congress for not acting earlier to fund Zika work.
