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Jun 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
RFK Jr. keeps hantavirus cruise passenger quarantined
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RFK Jr. blocked release of a hantavirus-exposed cruise passenger from Nebraska quarantine, despite a review.
WHO: U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; federal medical review; hantavirus-exposed cruise passenger
WHAT: RFK Jr. overruled experts and kept a hantavirus-exposed cruise ship passenger in quarantine in Nebraska
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM ET
WHERE: Nebraska
WHY: A federal medical review said quarantine far from Florida wasn’t needed, but Kennedy refused to release the passenger
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