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HEALTHJun 16 · 21:05 UTCKSTP ABC MINNEAPOLISJosh Skluzacek

RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to release Angela Perryman, a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus, from quarantine in Nebraska despite a federal medical review deeming it unnecessary. Florida officials rejected federal monitoring conditions, leading to continued detention. Experts criticized the decision as an overreach violating public health and individual rights.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.personAngela PerrymanpersonU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesorganizationFloridaplaceCenters for Disease Control and PreventionorganizationhantavirustopicNational Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical CenterplaceLawrence Gostinperson
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