2026-05-12 04:37 UTC
@croissant@zeroes.ca hanta/Andes has existed for quite some time, and there is no indication this is a new virus, so assumptions on propagation remain valid unless proven otherwise.
PCR tests already exist, so easier to tell when someone is infected.
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@jfmezei@cosocial.ca 2026-05-12 04:39
@croissant@zeroes.ca As an example of how media often misrepresent science: In early January 2020, WHO stated that as a corona virus, it was very likely human to human transmissible, but there was no evidence of this yet. On January 14, China stated there was no evidence yet. Evidence surfaced a few days later. The why matters: (cont)