By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-24 20:15:31 | Updated at 2026-06-24 21:50:35
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington on May 18, 2026. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is winding down its response to hantavirus, which proved successful, officials said on June 23.
“Protecting the health and safety of the American people is our highest responsibility,” Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. “HHS moved swiftly to identify potential exposures, support state and local health officials, and prepare our healthcare system to respond. As a result, no sustained transmission of hantavirus occurred in the United States, and the monitoring period has concluded with no individuals remaining under observation.”
