Guthrie would’ve joined Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira as anchors of NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on August 5.
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There is good reason, too.
The model is based on the CDC’s list of more than 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries where Zika is present.
But, hey, it is the Olympics. “I don’t think they would risk their athlete’s health”. He will be freezing a sample of his sperm before traveling to Brazil.
Rutherford’s partner, Susie Verrill, said the couple, who have a son called Milo, made a decision to freeze his sperm because they wanted to have more children in the future and were anxious about the risks of the disease. “The doctors say that we shouldn’t because of the Zika virus”.
See Guthrie’s pregnancy announcement, along with her news that she will opt out of the Rio Olympics, below.
“Rio de Janeiro should be a very safe place”, said João Grangeiro, the medical officer.
Earlier this week, cyclist Tejay van Garderen said he was withdrawing his name from Team USA consideration due to concerns about the potential effects the virus could have on his wife, who is pregnant.
Neither study attempted to assess the risk of even a single Olympics traveler carrying the virus back to a vulnerable home country – a central concern of recent calls to reconsider the venue of the Games.
Health issues “I don’t think any of the athletes are worrying about it”.
“It’s the Olympics. Mosquitoes?”
“I fully trust them that they have given us the information and I believe what they are telling us is right. I don’t care about no stupid bugs”.
The Zika virus was first isolated in 1947 in the Zika Forest of Uganda.
While it is “probably true” that Zika will follow the patterns of other mosquito-borne illnesses during the winter months, he wrote, “nobody actually knows because Rio has never experienced a winter with Zika before”. The group of independent experts, who declared an global emergency on February 1 and last convened on March 8, will “look at evidence around the Olympics and most likely review the travel guidance around that”, World Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindmeier said.
Fear has led Spain’s Olympic committee to commit to bringing 3,000 bottles of insect repellent to Rio. The writers recommended pregnant women not attend the Games, but said the general public should do so taking basic precautions against mosquito bites. “You guys will have a great time, and I’ll hold down the fort”. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
While research is still being conducted on the spread of the virus, Brazilian Olympic officials are trying to quash concern for their upcoming Games.
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This morning on the Today show, co-anchor Savannah Guthrie announced that she’s expecting her second child and that she will not travel to Rio to cover the Olympics for NBC.
