The U.S. Senate has approved a compromise measure to provide emergency funding of $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus.
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says Americans have every reason to fear the potential impact of the Zika virus.
“The Zika virus is an imminent and evolving public health threat that cannot wait, that cannot be ignored,” she says.
Collins told the Senate Zika can cause birth defects and there are no studies on how long it may take for health problems caused by the virus to show up.
She says there may have to be additional funding as the crisis unfolds.
