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Last week our Education & Advocacy Fellow Matt Moy participated in a Twitter Town Hall hosted by the  on Zika. Through Matt, AMSAwas 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 (@eafÂ鶹ԭ´´)

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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 (@eafÂ鶹ԭ´´)

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 (@eafÂ鶹ԭ´´)

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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 (@eafÂ鶹ԭ´´)

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— HHS.gov (@HHSGov)

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. Can be transmitted through blood transfusions?

— AMSA(@Â鶹ԭ´´National)

. 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 AMSAEAF Matt Moy for representing AMSAand for asking important questions.