The plandemic pandemic.
Social media has whipped up quite a story this past week regarding the latest fearmongering controversy going on with Planet Earth.
Specifically, the Hantavirus.
Social media and then mainstream media have taken off like a rocket with daily headlines regarding this “deadly” virus.
Well, except for the fact Dr. Marc Siegal, senior medical analyst for Fox News said the chance of human-to-human transmission of Hantavirus is extremely low. Low to the tune of, according to research done in Chile, just a 1% chance of transmission from the Andes strain.
The good ‘ol World Health Organization confirmed there is no evidence this virus has changed.
According to the Center for Disease Control, human-to-human transmission of the Hantavirus is rare and is transmitted from rodents to humans.
Risk increases during activities like cleaning enclosed spaces, farming, or staying in rodent-infested areas. Maybe someone on a luxury cruise might have been doing that. I doubt it. I have never engaged in such activities on a luxury cruise.
I’m not saying Hantavirus should not be a news story – but report it accurately, or not at all.
From my seat in the audience, there are many chess players on the board right now with a hand in this game so the guys on the stage cannot see even half the moves.
Either way, we have certainly been schooled on the Hantavirus these last weeks since the MV Hondius voyage left on April 1 from Argentina, with later reports of at least three deaths and several illnesses since that time.
We don’t even know if that date is correct though since, while the WHO says the boat departed Argentina on April 1, the CDC in Africa said the boat departed Argentina on March 20.
As a sidenote, Argentina withdrew from the WHO in March 2026.
And, the first case of the adult male dying was April 11, yet the body was not removed until April 24.
So, with all those details, Hantavirus is trending. In fact, I’m seeing every armchair doctor, traveler and social media influencer jumping on the Hantavirus trend to attempt to go viral, get a big payout and maybe use it as their means to become ‘‘social media” famous.
Naysayers are being slammed. Those reminding people to remember COVID and the rollout of that pandemic are being cursed, threatened – and I made just one post on TikTok called “Plandemic Soft Launch” and my Tik Tok account is under threat of being deleted by the great TIKTOK powers that be.
So much for free speech in America.
And, of course, mainstream media is reading their script too.
Speaking of scripts, research the man named Jake on the MV Hondius (operated by Oceanwide Expeditions by the way). He showed up on social media to get the ball rolling crying , “they (passengers on the boat) were people too” or something along those lines.
People commented it looked like Jake was reading a script. Later it was discovered he is partnered with the cruise line and not a random traveler.
He’s been on a number of their cruises.
People were asking about the other passengers.
Why has no one posted anything about the trip out of the 170 passengers on board?
People were saying the cruise was expensive and rich people don’t post as much on social media.
Depends on what “rich” is since I looked online and trips begin around $2,800 upward to about $16,000.
I’m not saying sickness and death are to be made fun of, social media needs to remember that too.
Last week from a social media perspective the way the fear of this virus got whipped up by Jake’s viral reveal, it was like a calculated marketing scheme. Fear began to trickle in just like in 2020 when people ended up getting jabbed for the price of a donut or McDonald’s happy meal.
I’m not confirming or denying what I think is going on here.
I will remind that people should remember “disinformation/deception comes in half-truths or selective sharing of information to build credibility since in order for a lie to work, the deception must be wrapped in credible, verifiable facts.”
Voilà, here is another factoid. Moderna has mysteriously been doing Hantavirus research since 2024 alongside the Korea University College of Medicine developing an MRNA antivirus vaccine “Moderna speeds up research to develop Hantavirus vaccine: When could it be ready?” (www.heraldousa.com/latestnews/2026/5/8/moderna-speeds-up-research-to-develop-hantavirus-vaccine-when-could-it-be-ready-26939.html).
So here we go with another vaccine – and Moderna’s stock rose 14% last week according to Google Finance.
Add to that what one social media influencer uncovered – there are only 200 cases max per year of the Andes Hantavirus strain, and here it is now being promoted as “deadly” even though 99% of the infected live in a small area primarily in Argentina.
In 2022 Pharmajet (https://pharmajet.com) announced they were developing an Andes virus DNA vaccine for the prevention of Hantavirus.
Why is a pharmaceutical company allocating money to develop a vaccine for a virus that affects 200 people max per year in an extremely concentrated area of the world?
Well, would it surprise you the WHO is involved with privately owned Pharmajet – and so is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
Scientific American took a jab at Pres. Trump, blaming him for something (www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-administration-cut-funding-to-study-hantavirus-behind-deadly-cruise-ship-outbreak) and those chess pieces just keep making more sense.
Finally, back in 2024 Newsweek reported deadly viruses had gone missing from an Australian lab – including Hantavirus.
And you will never guess who popped back up on the scene last week – Anthony Fauci, “Mr. Virus” himself, who probably should have stayed at home.
Bottom line during any pandemic, plandemic or whatever else befalls humans on planet Earth; PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENNE.
If you don’t know what that means, ask someone. Don’t cough on someone, don’t rub it on your shirt, always blow your nose privately, wash your hands after contact in places you know are germ magnets like gas station pumps; ATM; any kind of machine; the list goes on.
Common sense goes a long way these days.
Don’t be fearful every time social media influencers and mainstream media sensationalize the latest doomsday story.
Instead, normalize common sense, practice observation skills and pattern recognition, and try to avoid the weekly viral, trending, kneejerk stories meant to create fear.
Rita Cook is a freelance writer for The Ellis County Press. She can be reached at rcook13@earthlink.net.