RFK Jr. keeps hantavirus cruise passenger quarantined against her will

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. The decision comes despite a federal medical review finding that confining her far from her Florida home is unnecessary. Public health law expert Lawrence Gostin calls the decision an egregious violation of her rights. Angela Perryman, the passenger, has been symptom-free for five weeks. She remains detained as of Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended she be allowed to quarantine at home. Kennedy's order, signed Monday, insists confinement is necessary to protect public health.

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