Last week our Education & Advocacy Fellow Matt Moy participated in a Twitter Town Hall hosted by the  on Zika. Through Matt, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl was able to participate directly in the conversation multiple times, asking pressing questions. Below are answered questions asked by Matt:
. To get funding passed for more research, who specifically would we need to talk to?
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafÑî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl)
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— Eric Schultz (@Schultz44)
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. What programs are suffering because of the money being shifted to fund research?
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafÑî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl)
Research at like and .
— Sylvia Burwell (@SecBurwell)
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Is there any stage in pregnancy that Zika will not affect the child?
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafÑî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl)
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— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC)
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— CDC (@CDCgov)
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How much $$ would you ideally need to adequately research ? And how much time might it ideally take to gather necessary info?
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafÑî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl)
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— HHS.gov (@HHSGov)
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. Can be transmitted through blood transfusions?
— Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl (@Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îlNational)
. Testing entire blood supply will help ensure that safe blood is available for all
— FDA MCMi (@FDA_MCMi)
Thank you to the HHS for hosting this discussion, and a big thanks to AMSA EAF Matt Moy for representing Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl and for asking important questions.
