{"id":381,"date":"2026-05-15T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=381"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:03:42","slug":"the-hantavirus-outbreak-is-prompting-covid-flashbacks-including-the-conspiracies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=381","title":{"rendered":"The hantavirus outbreak is prompting COVID flashbacks \u2014 including the conspiracies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014 The deadly outbreak of a rare strain of hantavirus on a cruise has generated echoes of the pandemic era, includinga reprise of a familiar drumbeat ofquestionable theories from social media personalities prominent for their COVID-19 skepticism.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the moment, ironically, the public health establishment and the conspiracists challenging it actually seem to agree on the big picture: Hantavirus is not like the COVID-19 virus, and for now, the risk to the general public remains low. <\/span><\/p>\n

But the speed at which a handful of people who became influential amid COVID-19 have begun recycling theories, from baseless suggestions about the origin of the current outbreakto unproven treatments, illustrates a new reality for any emerging public health threat. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It also shows the long tail of the pandemic, as backlash to the public health response continues to fuel distrust in institutions and calls for retribution. <\/span><\/p>\n

And this time, the US officials handling the outbreak and messaging about the threat maintain close ties to the very sphere challenging it. <\/span><\/p>\n

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