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Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016/Epidemic control

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Hillary Clinton announced her presidential run on April 12, 2015.[1]



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See what Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Platform said about epidemic control.

CANDIDATE SUMMARY
  • Clinton called on Congress to vote on President Barack Obama's request for $1.8 billion in emergency appropriations to combat the threat of the Zika virus.
  • Clinton sent staffers to Puerto Rico to learn about its response to the Zika virus.
  • She has expressed support for mandatory vaccinations.
  • Democratic Party Clinton on epidemic control

    Zika virus

    • On August 9, 2016, Hillary Clinton urged Congress to return for a special session to pass legislation addressing the Zika virus. “I am very disappointed that the Congress went on recess before actually agreeing on what they would do to put the resources into this fight, and I really am hoping that they will pay attention. In fact, I would very much urge the leadership of Congress to call people back for a special session and get a bill passed," she said.[2]
    • Clinton released a statement on the Zika virus on March 18, 2016, where she called on Congress to take action on President Barack Obama's request for $1.8 billion in emergency appropriations. "Instead, Congressional Republicans said the Administration should use funds left over from fighting Ebola — even though that money is still being used. Why would we lower our defenses against one public health threat in order to meet another one? That’s senseless and dangerous. Congress needs to provide the funds to fight Zika now," she wrote. Clinton said the funds should be spent on developing a rapid diagnostic test for Zika and a vaccine, researching the connection between Zika and microcephaly, and mosquito control and abatement.[3]
    • In April 2016, Clinton sent three staffers to Puerto Rico to research how the island had been impacted by the Zika virus and to observe how local clinics educated the population about the outbreak.[4]

    Vaccinations

    • On February 2, 2015, during an outbreak of measles in California, Clinton tweeted support for mandatory vaccinations. She wrote, "The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let's protect all our kids."[5]
    • As a presidential candidate in 2008, Clinton wrote in response to a questionnaire from an autism advocacy group that she was “committed to make investments to find the causes of autism, including possible environmental causes like vaccines.”[5]

    Ebola

    • After speaking at a fundraising dinner in Las Vegas on October 13, 2014, Clinton discussed a number of global threats. She said that Ebola was "not going to stay confined." Clinton also said, “We can’t say we’re not going to be involved because these things are other people’s problems.”[6]
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