HEALTHMay 26 · 17:43 UTCTHE HILLNathaniel Weixel

Kennedy faces anti-vaccine anger over hantavirus treatment legal protections

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. extended liability protections for drugmakers developing treatments for the Andes hantavirus strain, facing criticism from anti-vaccine activists. The protections apply to manufacturers of the experimental antiviral drug favipiravir through July 18.

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