Kennedy Extends 47-Year-Old Woman's Hantavirus Quarantine for 42 Days Despite CDC Review
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Kennedy Extends 47-Year-Old Woman's Hantavirus Quarantine for 42 Days Despite CDC Review
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 15
Summary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday ordered Angela Perryman, 47, to remain in a Nebraska quarantine facility after hantavirus exposure on a cruise ship in early May.
A CDC quarantine medical reviewer had recommended Thursday that Perryman finish the rest of her 42-day quarantine at home with daily remote symptom checks and 24-hour support, calling that a sufficient public-health safeguard.
Perryman has tested negative, says she has had no symptoms, and told the New York Times she learned of Kennedy's decision when the order was slipped under her door.
Others held at the same facility have been allowed since May 31 to return home if they wished, making Perryman's continued confinement an exception with broader questions for Kennedy's stated support of medical freedom.