No longer able to wait for a deadlocked Congress to allocate necessary funds to fight Zika, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell took the matter into her own hands Thursday and announced she will reallocate $81 million within the department so researchers can continue work on a potential vaccine.
In a letter to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Burwell said the fight against Zika, which is frequently spread by mosquitoes, has taken on new urgency in light of the rising number of Zika cases in Florida.
