Acting CDC director says hantavirus is "very different than COVID," defends agency's response

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Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya talks to "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil about the U.S. response to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, saying the disease is "very different than COVID. And we should treat it differently than COVID."

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Acting CDC director says hantavirus is "very different than COVID," defends agency's response
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Acting CDC director says hantavirus is "very different than COVID," defends agency's response

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Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya talks to "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil about the U.S. response to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, saying the disease is "very different than COVID. And we should treat it differently than COVID."