US ends hantavirus outbreak response with no answers on draconian quarantines

1 min de leitura 5 visualizações Fonte original

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

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 to the outbreak and credited federal efforts for preventing "sustained transmission of hantavirus occurred in the United States," despite no Americans bringing the virus into the country for sustained transmission to be possible.

Read full article

Comments

Fonte original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/06/us-ends-hantavirus-outbreak-response-with-no-answers-on-draconian-quarantines/
Salvar WhatsApp X

Comentários

Seja o primeiro a comentar!

Entre na sua conta para comentar.

Entrar Criar conta

Leia também

Próxima notícia

DG

25 de jun. de 2026

Did gravitational tides cause Earth's extinctions?

Fique por dentro das notícias

Receba os melhores conteúdos diretamente no seu e-mail.

💡 Sugestões