U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from a quarantine facility in Nebraska.
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from a quarantine facility in Nebraska.
An American passenger exposed to the hantavirus on a cruise ship was ordered to remain in quarantine in Nebraska against her will and despite a federal medical review recommending she could leave. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a quarantine facility in Nebraska - despite a federal medical review that said there's no need to confine her far from her Florida home.
The Hill reported the story as "RFK Jr. orders continued hantavirus quarantine of American woman despite CDC advice." The Seattle Times reported the story as "RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the story as "RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine."
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5 sources have covered this story, including Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Hill, The Seattle Times and Washington Times and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 19 hours ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 5 independent outlets across the spectrum.
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