DelawareDelaware House marks June 2025 as CMV awareness month
The Delaware House named June 2025 for cytomegalovirus (CMV) awareness and urged more advice about protecting babies from the virus.
What it does
The Delaware House named June 2025 National Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Month to help people learn about the virus and the harm it can cause babies.
The House also urged more advice for women who may become pregnant and people close to infants about CMV's effects on children and ways to lower infection risk.
Argument forMore advice about hand washing and avoiding shared utensils could help families reduce CMV exposure and protect babies.
Argument againstBecause the House only urged more counseling, families might still miss prevention advice when providers have no required counseling program.
More detail
The Delaware House named June 2025 National Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Month. The designation is by Delaware's House of Representatives.
The House urged more counseling and prevention information about CMV. The request concerns women who may become pregnant and people close to infants. It names health care and early education providers, parents, and guardians as possible recipients of prevention information. The resolution calls for greater effort but sets no required counseling program.
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History
- 2025
- Jun 26Passed in House by Voice VoteAdopted
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar Number 14. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 26Introduced in HouseIntroduced
- Jun 26Passed in House by Voice VoteAdopted
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