US ends hantavirus outbreak response with no answers on draconian quarantines
Bizarre
We still don’t know why RFK Jr. overruled CDC expert to order strict quarantines.
Evacuation by boat of passengers on board the cruise ship MV Hondius anchored near the port of Granadilla, on May 11, 2026 in Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Credit: Getty | Europa Press Canarias
The US response to the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak has concluded with no cases among American passengers but plenty of questions on the responses from Trump administration officials.
The US’s response to the outbreak ended on Sunday, June 21, with the final 42-day monitoring period wrapping up for passengers of the virus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius. But without explanation, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the end of the response today, June 24, with a press release dated June 23.
Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted how HHS acted “swiftly” to respond...
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