The Food and Drug Administration fired Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, a senior drug regulator, amid broader turmoil at the agency, according to the New York Times. Said Hoeg: she did not know who had fired her or why.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the United States has the hantavirus "under control" following an outbreak aboard a cruise ship, according to The Hill. When a reporter asked President Trump at an Oval Office press conference whether he regretted withdrawing from the World Health Organization in light of the outbreak, Kennedy responded: "We're not worried" about further spread.