'We’re working on it': HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Ebola, hantavirus response

Key Points:

• Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed his agency is actively addressing recent hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, marking his first public comment on the Ebola situation since the CDC reported an American infected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
• Kennedy stated the hantavirus outbreak is "under control" in the U.S., with no confirmed cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, though 18 passengers remain under observation.
• The CDC has indicated a "small number of Americans" are directly affected by the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, but Deputy Assistant to the President Heidi Overton emphasized there are currently no Ebola cases in the United States.
• Kennedy's remarks coincided with a White House event announcing nearly $1 billion in new funding to states for addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water, as part of broader health initiatives including the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.
• Officials reaffirmed ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of these diseases domestically while supporting Americans in affected regions abroad.