DHS secretary Kristi Noem discharged from hospital following medical emergency

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington, DC, on June 17. According to a statement given by DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin to TMZ, Kristi Noem faced an allergic reaction. The statement added:

"She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering."

However, more details on the situation and what caused it were not revealed. She was reportedly taken to the hospital just to be on the safe side, and to avoid any serious health complications.

As per a recent statement by The Wall Street Journal, Noem was discharged on June 18, a day after she was admitted. She is doing fine now, which comes as good news for her followers.

So far, Noem has not publicly addressed the incident. She has also not shared any updates about it on her social media.

Kristi Noem’s hospital trip raises questions after lab tour

Kristi Noem’s sudden hospital visit happened just a day after she toured a biohazard lab at Fort Detrick. The lab reportedly focuses on studying deadly viruses and preventing outbreaks like Ebola. However, the lab was shut down in April after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health department's order.

Noem was there along with Senator Rand Paul and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

On June 16, Kennedy, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, uploaded a post featuring Kristi Noem and Paul with the caption,

"With @Sec_Noem and @SenRandPaul inspecting the biological hazard labs at Fort Detrick"

This has led to speculation about whether the lab visit had anything to do with her developing allergies suddenly. However, this has not been confirmed. The exact cause of her allergic reaction has not yet been revealed.

The Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick reportedly shut down in April. As per the Daily Mail, the statement given by the Department of Health and Human Services reads:

"NIH has implemented a research pause — referred to as a safety stand-down — at the Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick. This decision follows identification and documentation of personnel issues involving contract staff that compromised the facility’s safety culture, prompting this research pause."

The statement also mentioned that during the pause, all studies and experiments would stop, and only necessary staff would be allowed inside the lab. As of now, it is not known when the lab will start working again.

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