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MPH’s Schaffner praises new W.H.O. Zika Advice

Posted by on Monday, June 13, 2016 in News .

People living in areas where the Zika virus is circulating should consider delaying pregnancy to avoid having babies with birth defects, the World Health Organization has concluded. Dr. William Schaffner, head of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, called the W.H.O.’s advice “excellent.”

“Now we just have to provide both the education and the means so that couples can implement,” he added.