HHS Secretary RFK Jr. visits Nebraska to praise hantavirus operation at UNMC

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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OMAHA — Nearly two months after the last American cruise ship passenger was released from quarantine due to exposure to hantavirus, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Nebraska to tour the quarantine unit that housed them.

Kennedy visited the University of Nebraska Medical Center Thursday alongside Gov. Jim Pillen and University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold. Kennedy described both as “extraordinary leaders” and called Pillen a “champion” of his initiative …

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