Excellent, easy to read & understand article. Useful for everyone, even if you're not yet over 70. My booster is due at end of June. I'm 64 & yes, I will be getting it. 😀
By tern:
"The way they're dealing with hanta shows that we've only gone backwards in infectious disease control. It's pitiful."
Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...
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Might also imply transmission by fairly casual contact, not just “close, prolonged contact“.
The flight where the KLM stewardess might’ve been infected was 2 weeks ago (24 April). Wondering how many other flights they have been on since, possibly infectious.
100+ other passengers on that flight.
40 other passengers flew home from St Helena, so another 10+ flights to consider.
'Dutch broadcaster RTL said the woman was a stewardess at Dutch airline KLM, who had been in contact with a woman who died from a hantavirus infection in Johannesburg'.
Extremely important to confirm whether the patient has hantavirus as soon as possible.
www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...
Is hantavirus being transmitted from person to person? Here’s what investigators need to consider before making that call.
Good Morning!
Even the bison aren’t safe from Trump.
He plans to remove them from federal lands in Montana. Bison are America’s national mammal, sacred to many Indigenous communities, and one of the greatest conservation success stories in US history.
They, like us, will endure.
Living up to Road Trip part of my name. Sort of. First stop is at my sister's home in the Clare Valley to do yard work - moving a big pile of wood chips that's sitting in front of the garage. Electricians are turning up at short notice on Tue to finally install solar & battery.