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re: Medical Experts: Hantavirus may be more contagious than previously thought
Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:55 pm to Klark Kent
Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:55 pm to Klark Kent
Just remember the same people that call these people medical experts also refer to people that work at the apple store as geniuses
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 12:57 pm to Klark Kent
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I just listed multiple examples of prior virus scares that were plainly blown out of proportion, and you came back with “what script?”
How has this script compared to Covid? And Monkeypox? Nobody cared about Monkeypox
That lasted like a week quote:
My argument is that the media has repeatedly shown it loves fear based health coverage
And again, they are quite literally doing the opposite. Yet you keep saying its a script and people are rightfully calling out the fear mongering, when literally everyone is saying its not going to be a pandemic, yet a certain demographic keeps acting like everyone is talking about a new pandemic.
This is my point that you keep avoiding.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:01 pm to Klark Kent
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be careful with your FEAR-MONGERING
exactly my point
You: "See, they are just snarky remarks to the script and fear mongering from the media"
The media:
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There’s no evidence to suggest the Andes strain has changed to make it more infectious, Jackson said.
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While experts maintain that the risk of hantavirus’ spreading widely is extremely low
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“This is very different than a respiratory virus. It’s very difficult to spread.”
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Large outbreaks are extremely rare.
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“That’s one of the things that would limit the spread of the Andes virus,” she said
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The risk to the public is very, very low at this time, but that doesn’t mean we’re letting our guard down.”
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:02 pm to Salmon
I am not avoiding the point.
You are flattening distinctions because it helps your argument. The media has earned its distrust many times over, and that is what most people are reacting to. Whether this specific virus goes anywhere is secondary.
The flippant replies from most of this website are not fear mongering. They are sarcasm, skepticism, and exhaustion with a press that has burned through its credibility. Lumping that in with the tiny number of people who may actually be panicking is just lazy.
You are flattening distinctions because it helps your argument. The media has earned its distrust many times over, and that is what most people are reacting to. Whether this specific virus goes anywhere is secondary.
The flippant replies from most of this website are not fear mongering. They are sarcasm, skepticism, and exhaustion with a press that has burned through its credibility. Lumping that in with the tiny number of people who may actually be panicking is just lazy.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:06 pm to Klark Kent
Ok Klark. Ignore what is painfully obvious right in front of you.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:09 pm to The Pirate King
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:12 pm to Salmon
Right, I see. The media manages one comparatively normal round of virus coverage, and suddenly all prior credibility issues are washed clean. Now the real villains are the people on this website responding with sarcasm and distrust. Sure.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:15 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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And, I assume, all potentially eating the same rat feces infested food.
All of the cases are traced to the index case, who just did a rural road trip before boarding the boat.
And you don’t get it by eating rat feces anyway. You need to inhale it.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:17 pm to DarkDrifter
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So it’s spread through chocolate
dammit those are my favorite
Switch to Peppermint Patties, we all have to make sacrifices
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:18 pm to Klark Kent
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Right, I see. The media manages one comparatively normal round of virus coverage, and suddenly all prior credibility issues are washed clean.
So it is normal? Or is it "the script"?
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Now the real villains are the people on this website responding with sarcasm and distrust. Sure.
Don't be so dramatic. Nobody called anybody villains. Jesus.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:20 pm to Klark Kent
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Now the real villains are the people on this website responding with sarcasm and distrust.
It’s not sarcasm or distrust. It’s not being cynical.
It’s literally seeing things that aren’t there. And insisting that “they” are planning to do lockdowns when every time they get a public health official in front of a mic they reiterate that this isn’t the type of scenario for pandemic potential.
Reminds me of the fricking Q thread where everything was planned and there were hidden messages in trumps tweets. Every time a prediction was proven wrong, it was alluded to being a multidimensional chess move.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:30 pm to BurlesonCountyAg
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It’s funny how many posters are virology experts, talking about incubation periods and such. These posters should stick to constitutional law.
They're taking time off from their subject matter expertise in foreign policy and AI, benching 405, finishing navy seal training without breaking a sweat, and banging 500 women a year.
Cut them some slack.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:34 pm to Volvagia
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It’s literally seeing things that aren’t there. And insisting that “they” are planning to do lockdowns when every time they get a public health official in front of a mic they reiterate that this isn’t the type of scenario for pandemic potential.
Probably at least a half dozen times since COVID people would say things like "here we go again" as if reporting on viral disease outbreaks should be forbidden now.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:42 pm to The Pirate King
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:45 pm to The Pirate King
Love how they used all caps for MUTATED lmao. Couldn’t be more sensationalist. I would say sitting next to someone on a multi hour flight qualifies as close contact
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:46 pm to Powerman
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Probably at least a half dozen times since COVID people would say things like "here we go again" as if reporting on viral disease outbreaks should be forbidden now.
If it keeps up it’s gonna warrant a term like TDS
Lockdown Derangement Syndrome
Covid Cabin Fever
Post Lockdown Stress Disorder
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:46 pm to The Pirate King
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:48 pm to The Pirate King
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'For now, this remains only a contact case, a person who has been in contact with someone carrying the virus. So there is no need to panic, we are only talking about a single case which has been contained,' said Quentin Le Gaillard, mayor of the Breton port city.
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Ghebreyesus said: 'This is not another Covid. And the risk to the public is low. So they shouldn't be scared, and they shouldn't panic.'
Posted on 5/12/26 at 1:53 pm to sp22
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Love how they used all caps for MUTATED lmao. Couldn’t be more sensationalist. I would say sitting next to someone on a multi hour flight qualifies as close contact
Oh the best part? The case has no symptoms at the moment. No positive test (though they have sent a sample). It’s just is what’s called a contact case because he sat next to a confirmed case. And he has been in quarantine since.
So there is actually no news to report yet. They just wanted to have the headline.
What you expect from a tabloid.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 1:58 pm
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