Last week our Education & Advocacy Fellow Matt Moy participated in a Twitter Town Hall hosted by the The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Zika. Through Matt, AMSA was able to participate directly in the conversation multiple times, asking pressing questions. Below are answered questions asked by Matt:
.@HHSgov @CDCgov @SecBurwell To get funding passed for more #zika research, who specifically would we need to talk to? #AtoZika
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafAMSA) August 30, 2016
.@eafAMSA #AtoZika pic.twitter.com/uyg3Didsnb
— Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) August 30, 2016
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.@SecBurwell What programs are suffering because of the money being shifted to fund #zika research? #AtoZika
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafAMSA) August 30, 2016
Research at @NIH like #cancer and #heartdisease. #atozika https://t.co/WRbzngZAlO
— Sylvia Burwell (@SecBurwell) August 30, 2016
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Is there any stage in pregnancy that Zika will not affect the child? #AtoZika
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafAMSA) August 30, 2016
.@eafAMSA #atozika pic.twitter.com/msHtGoEJrA
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC) August 30, 2016
.@eafAMSA #AtoZika pic.twitter.com/ga4iDPYkyE
— CDC (@CDCgov) August 30, 2016
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How much $$ would you ideally need to adequately research #zika? And how much time might it ideally take to gather necessary info? #atozika
— H. Matthew Moy (@eafAMSA) August 30, 2016
.@eafAMSA #AtoZika pic.twitter.com/MAbSlKxoIF
— HHS.gov (@HHSGov) August 30, 2016
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.@HHSgov Can #Zika be transmitted through blood transfusions? #AtoZika
— AMSA (@AMSANational) August 30, 2016
.@AMSANational @HHSGov Testing entire blood supply will help ensure that safe blood is available for all #AtoZika pic.twitter.com/prNdR1bPvL
— FDA MCMi (@FDA_MCMi) August 30, 2016
Thank you to the HHS for hosting this discussion, and a big thanks to AMSA EAF Matt Moy for representing AMSA and for asking important questions.
