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On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
Do we believe, at this point--I realize we will learn a lot more--that women who have had Zika say in childhood would be very unlikely to have the virus at a level that would cause concern in their childbearing years?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Senator Merkley questions the impact of childhood Zika infection on future pregnancies.

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