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The Fox News Rundown

Former CDC Director On Hantavirus, Cruise Ship Risks

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Politics, Daily News, News

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

As eighteen Americans are evacuated from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship and placed under observation at specialized facilities in the U.S., experts are evaluating the transmission risks associated with this specific outbreak. Three passengers have died following the outbreak, which originated on the MV Hondius after it departed Argentina. Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield joins the Rundown to explain the science behind the Andes variant, a specific strain known for rare human-to-human transmission, and the history of the virus. As Democrats ramp up their push to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, a pair of major court rulings are reshaping the fight over redistricting and political power. Virginia Democrats are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after the state’s highest court struck down a new congressional map, while another Supreme Court decision out of Louisiana is fueling a broader debate over race, representation, and voting rights. FOX News Contributor and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, Karl Rove joins the Rundown to discuss why both parties see these legal battles as critical to the road to the 2026 elections and what Democrats’ next moves could look like. PLUS, commentary by FOX News contributor Joe Concha.  PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Stuart Vonney.

0:01.0

I'm Martha McCallum.

0:01.9

I'm Jason Chaffetz, and this is the Fox News Rundown.

0:08.5

Tuesday, May 12th, 2026.

0:12.0

I'm Dave Anthony.

0:13.5

The haunt of virus outbreak on a cruise ship now has some passengers quarantined in the U.S.

0:19.3

We're not going to have significant human-human transmission.

0:22.5

It's not going to involve people outside this original group to any degree.

0:28.1

There may be a few more secondary infections because of human-to-human transmission,

0:33.7

but this is not COVID.

0:35.4

I'm Jessica Rosenthal.

0:37.3

The Democratic Party's leader in the House says they will fight on

0:40.3

with plans to get more congressional seats in Virginia and in other states

0:44.0

after a recent court ruling knocked back efforts to gain districts ahead of midterms.

0:48.3

The fact that we're fighting over this so hard and so extended in so many places

0:53.4

speaks to the polarization in our politics.

0:56.9

And I'm Joe Concha. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.

1:04.6

From being quarantined at sea to now being isolated on land in the U.S.

1:10.5

18 Americans evacuated from a hanta virus-stricken cruise ship

1:14.7

are under close observation at special facilities, like the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

1:20.3

One who tested positive is in a biocontainment unit there. As for the 15 others in Omaha.

1:26.3

They are doing well, actually. They currently do not have any

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