Post by Logan on Feb 24, 2016 0:41:50 GMT -6
Puerto Rico Freezes Condom Prices To Prevent Zika Profiteering
To help prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, government officials on the island have declared condom price-gouging illegal.
In early February, during a media briefing at the Governor's mansion, Puerto Rico's Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Nery Adames Soto, announced his agency has added prophylactics to the price-freeze list. Stores on the island also aren't allowed by DACO to raise the price on mosquito repellent, window screens, larvicides and other mosquito-killing products.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed that as of Feb. 19 there were nine cases of Zika reported on Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory. Eight of them were locally acquired and one was associated with travel. Public health officials have reported more than 60 Zika cases in Puerto Rico, including three pregnant women.
DACO's Adames ordered the price freeze on condoms because of growing concerns that someone can pass the Zika virus to another person through sexual contact. He's worried the virus can quickly spread to other municipalities.
Read more: www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/23/467696092/to-prevent-zika-profiteering-puerto-rico-freezes-condom-prices
To help prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, government officials on the island have declared condom price-gouging illegal.
In early February, during a media briefing at the Governor's mansion, Puerto Rico's Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Nery Adames Soto, announced his agency has added prophylactics to the price-freeze list. Stores on the island also aren't allowed by DACO to raise the price on mosquito repellent, window screens, larvicides and other mosquito-killing products.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed that as of Feb. 19 there were nine cases of Zika reported on Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory. Eight of them were locally acquired and one was associated with travel. Public health officials have reported more than 60 Zika cases in Puerto Rico, including three pregnant women.
DACO's Adames ordered the price freeze on condoms because of growing concerns that someone can pass the Zika virus to another person through sexual contact. He's worried the virus can quickly spread to other municipalities.
Read more: www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/23/467696092/to-prevent-zika-profiteering-puerto-rico-freezes-condom-prices