HEALTHJun 11 · 03:00 UTCTHE HILLAshleigh Fields

Rollins knocks down Grassley’s suggestion of vaccine for screwworms

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to develop a vaccine for New World screwworms after the parasite's return to the US. Rollins rejected the suggestion, and the infestation was confirmed in Texas.

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