As a result, the Today host has opted out of participating in NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics as fears grow over the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
As previously reported, Lauer and Meredith Vieira will emcee NBC’s Olympics coverage, beginning with the August 5 opening ceremony.
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Guthrie’s decision comes following reports linking Zika — which has run rampant in Brazil — to a variety of severe birth defects.