RFK Jr. overrules CDC experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger quarantined

—Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. overruled CDC and other federal health experts who recommended releasing a cruise ship passenger diagnosed with hantavirus from quarantine. The decision put the CDC and Florida authorities at odds with RFK Jr.'s ruling, escalating a standoff between the federal health bureaucracy and the politically appointed leadership. The case is one of the first high-profile examples of RFK Jr. directly countermanding expert public health recommendations.