Tell Congress: Come back to D.C. and pass Zika virus emergency funding NOW!

The Zika virus has officially arrived in the U.S. There are now many confirmed cases of the Zika virus in the Miami area that were contracted by local mosquitoes, not by travel abroad or sexual transmission, and the CDC has issued a travel warning to all pregnant women not to travel to Miami. That is on top of the thousands of U.S. Zika cases contracted or associated with travel to South or Central America.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress left weeks ago for their summer vacations without passing emergency funding for Zika. Outrageous!

According to the CDC and other national health officials, we are unprepared for this outbreak and need this funding ASAP for prevention, research, and treatment—including a potential vaccine—of the Zika virus.

Enough is enough! We need you to speak out!

Write your members of Congress and tell them to come back to Washington, D.C. and pass emergency funding for the prevention and treatment of the Zika virus ASAP!

Dear Member of Congress,

I, along with parents and expectant moms and dads across the United States, grow deeply concerned about the Zika virus. There are already many confirmed cases of Zika contracted by local mosquitoes in the Miami-area and the CDC has issued a historic travel warning to pregnant women and their partners not to travel to this area. This is on top of the thousands of U.S. cases contracted or associated with travel to Central and South America.

I ask that you come back to Washington, D.C. and pass emergency funding to combat, treat, and research—including a potential vaccine—the Zika virus immediately. This request for funding has bipartisan support. United States health officials, including those at NIH and the CDC, predict that the United States will continue to see the spread of Zika, starting in the Southern states but reaching cities as far north as New York City.

We need to be prepared!

The effects of Zika can be mild, and last only a few days to a week. But Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly, as well as other severe fetal brain defects, according to the CDC. Zika is also sexually transmitted and may be a possible cause of Guillain-Barré syndrome (an illness of the nervous system that could lead to muscle weakness or paralysis). So far there is no cure for Zika, which is why this emergency funding is even more important than ever.

I hope you will stand with me on this important issue and return to Washington, D.C. to pass emergency funding for the Zika virus as soon as possible!

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