To: Carlos Gimenez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida
Mayor Gimenez: Stop Spraying Panic!
Mayor Carlos Gimenez, we do NOT approve your response to the Zika panic by spraying even more panic. Instead of doing what a responsible Mayor should do, which is educate and prevent, you made the irresponsible decision of spraying a very controversial pesticide over our neighborhoods and our wildlife just to calm the frenzy (and probably to win a reelection).
Why is this important?
Getting infected by Zika is scary, especially for pregnant women. But, it's even scarier that our Mayor thinks the best way to protect us is by spraying Naled, a pesticide that was banned in the European Union for its harmful effects on wildlife and which raises serious concern about its effects on people after long exposures.
According to the Miami Herald, "at larger doses, Naled’s effects on people range from headaches, nausea and diarrhea to death. The insecticide, which can penetrate skin but is most harmful when breathed in, attacks the human nervous system with the potency of a chemical weapon, scientists say. Accidental exposure has led to deaths in India and other countries." (Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article95158007.html#storylink=cpy)
Why would Gimenez make such an irresponsible decision? Was it because the panic about Zika could've affected his re-election?
Well, Mayor Gimenez, now we don't know what is worse: the Zika virus or your solution. Stop spending our resources to create even more panic, harm our wildlife and expose our bodies to toxic pesticides.
According to the Miami Herald, "at larger doses, Naled’s effects on people range from headaches, nausea and diarrhea to death. The insecticide, which can penetrate skin but is most harmful when breathed in, attacks the human nervous system with the potency of a chemical weapon, scientists say. Accidental exposure has led to deaths in India and other countries." (Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article95158007.html#storylink=cpy)
Why would Gimenez make such an irresponsible decision? Was it because the panic about Zika could've affected his re-election?
Well, Mayor Gimenez, now we don't know what is worse: the Zika virus or your solution. Stop spending our resources to create even more panic, harm our wildlife and expose our bodies to toxic pesticides.