prc30 on Nostr: Well, it looks as though the “China as a new virus” headlines will be spreading ...
Well, it looks as though the “China as a new virus” headlines will be spreading like wildfire this week. Up to only a few hours ago all of the media coverage was on the fringe. Now we have the Guardian picking up the story.
Public Service Announcement. It’s the seasonal flu. Full stop.
Suspect that this won’t prohibit score of traditional and social media outlets from pushing out a story line that this is the new Covid 19.
Again, this time five years ago everyone here in China was talking about the “mystery illness”. Today, no one is talking about this HMPV.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/06/what-is-human-metapneumovirus-cases-surging-in-china-hmpv
Public Service Announcement. It’s the seasonal flu. Full stop.
Suspect that this won’t prohibit score of traditional and social media outlets from pushing out a story line that this is the new Covid 19.
Again, this time five years ago everyone here in China was talking about the “mystery illness”. Today, no one is talking about this HMPV.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/06/what-is-human-metapneumovirus-cases-surging-in-china-hmpv