U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured the National Biocontainment Unit on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha on Thursday, praising its staff for caring for 18 travelers who had been exposed to the Andes hantavirus earlier this year on the cruise ship MV Hondius with no additional spread of the virus.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen enter before a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, listens to University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. left, shakes hands with Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left. listens to Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Gov. Jim Pillen, right, listens to, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,left, and Gov. Jim Pillen enter before a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
From left: University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Gov. Jim Pillen walk together after a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,left, and Gov. Jim Pillen enter before a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left. listens to Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
From left: University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listen to Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, listens to University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
From left: University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listen to Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left. listens to Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. left, shakes hands with Gov. Jim Pillen during a press conference at the Davis Global Center in Omaha, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
