The Lakewood olam can now have midwinter vacation in Florida. Earlier this year Lakewood pediatrician Dr. Shanik advised couples of child baring age and pregnant women not go to Florida because of the Zika virus. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has lifted the final zone of active Zika transmission in Miami-Dade, eliminating the last hot spot where mosquitoes were transmitting the virus.
The governor held a press conference at the Betsy Hotel in South Beach at 10 a.m. Friday to make the announcement. The lifting of the zone comes nearly four months after health officials first reported that mosquitoes were spreading the virus in a 1.5-square-mile area between Eighth and 28th Streets from the ocean to the bay. Read more here
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