Obama says Congress needs to resolve impasse over zika

                 

Washington - US President Barack Obama said on Friday that Congress must resolve the impasse on financing the fight against the virus that causes zika before Congress take recess.

"The good news is that we feel confident that we can develop an effective vaccine against zika," Obama said during a meeting with US health officials in the White House Oval Office.

"The problem now is that the money is stuck in Congress," he added.