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Health Secretary Orders 2026 Quarantine, Scholars Decry Illegality

6/17/2026

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered Perryman to stay in quarantine at University of Nebraska Medical Center until June 21, 2026.
Legal scholars called the order illegal and politically motivated.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) medical reviewer Dr. Michael Bell recommended that Perryman be allowed to complete quarantine at home with temperature checks.
Florida officials refused round-the-clock monitoring and offered daily checks that experts called reasonable.

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered Perryman to stay in quarantine at University of Nebraska Medical Center until June 21, 2026.
Legal scholars called the order illegal and politically motivated.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) medical reviewer Dr. Michael Bell recommended that Perryman be allowed to complete quarantine at home with temperature checks.
Florida officials refused round-the-clock monitoring and offered daily checks that experts called reasonable.