Hantavirus outbreak: Misinformation spreading faster than the virus

I learned about hantavirus misinformation this week in the same way I now learn about most public health misinformation: My followers sent it to me. Within hours of the first headlines about a hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, my DMs started filling with screenshots. One was from the account of a Texas doctor who became well known during Covid for promoting ivermectin. She was already telling followers that ivermectin would work against hantavirus, too. Advertisement Some of the messages were from worried parents. Some were from people who had already been told by family members…