Posted on 06/08/2016 6:07:09 AM PDT by Brookhaven
Pregnant TV anchor Savannah Guthrie took advantage of NBC Universal’s decision not to require employees to attend the Olympics because of the Zika virus to announce on Tuesday that she will pass on the trip to Rio. The Hollywood Reporter described Guthrie as the “most high profile TV personality” to back out of the Rio games due to the mosquito-borne disease.
For those who contract Zika, the illness is usually mild, with symptoms of fever, rash, and joint pain lasting for several days. Normally, the virus does not require hospitalization and rarely causes death. However, in the case of the virus infecting women during a pregnancy, Zika may cause microcephaly and other developmental problems for the offspring. Guthrie, 44, does not want to risk any complications for her second child in making the trip to South America.
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“Ahhhh, we’re all gonna die!!!!!”
Give me tough-ass AMERICAN studs like Gabby Douglas, our gold medal gymnast who said basically screw that, this is the Olympics, she’s going, she’s not afraid of some stupid bug! I love that!
We have deteriorated as a nation of the best, toughest, and strongest into a bunch of wusses.
Go Gabby, it’s women like her that this country needs in so many ways.
A lot of things are easy to find out but nobody looks into them - , for some reason, they become an ‘Issue’.
Most of us had never even heard of Zika until the past few months.
-JT
A lot of things are easy to find out but nobody looks into them - , for some reason, they become an ‘Issue’.
Most of us had never even heard of Zika until the past few months.
-JT
Sorry for the double posts. Dying mouse.
I found this; it’s from March and appears to discuss just one study; but maybe there will be more info:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/a-common-u-s-mosquito-may-transmit-zika-virus-study-says/
-JT
I found this; it’s from March and appears to discuss just one study; but maybe there will be more info:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/a-common-u-s-mosquito-may-transmit-zika-virus-study-says/
-JT
Smart move. Of course the left will excoriate her for failing to abort and take the opportunity.
Good to see she cares about her child.
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