Health

Sen. Janette Millin Young Calls For Aggressive Government Response To Zika Virus

ST. THOMAS -- Senate Vice President Janette Millin Young is calling for an aggressive governmental response to the Zika virus, citing recent events when hundreds of Caribbean people, including Virgin Islanders, fell ill due to various mosquito borne viruses. She called on Virgin Islands government officials to develop an action plan to protect residents and the islands' tourism product. That's according to a press release Mrs. Millin Young issued on Thursday, following a recent alert issued by the Centers for Disease Control that added the territory and the Dominican Republic to a long list of destinations that Americans should avoid, specifically those who are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant. The three-term Democrat also referenced a recent Associated Press article that included the territory among travel destinations that airliners were refunding customers who had already paid for tickets, because of the alert. Mrs. Millin Young, who chairs the 31st Legislature'...