Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years.  Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for screwworms months before the recent outbreak in Texas. …
US PoliticsNorth America
Rollins knocks down Grassley’s suggestion of vaccine for screwworms
The Hill
June 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
3 views
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years. Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for screwworms months before the recent outbreak in Texas. …