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CNN report questions hantavirus response leader’s record
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM ET
Summary: CNN reports Dr. Brian Christine, leading Trump’s hantavirus response, has a history of spreading Covid conspiracies.
WHO: CNN
WHAT: CNN reported that Dr. Brian Christine, an HHS official leading the hantavirus response, previously spread Covid conspiracy theories.
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM ET
WHERE: Nebraska
WHY: The report highlights Christine’s prior record of spreading Covid conspiracy theories and accusing public health officials of targeting conservatives.
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