COVID-19, pandemic trauma and why the hantavirus anxiety is hitting us so hard
ALYSSA GOLDBERG
USA Today
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A U.S. passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, Spain, on Sunday.
Hannah McKay, Reuters
Security and health officials operate at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, Spain, on Sunday following the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius after it was affected by a hantavirus outbreak.
Hannah McKay, Reuters
Signs advertise flu and COVID-19 vaccines at a CVS pharmacy in New York City on Oct. 8, 2025.
A hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship last week, which led to several passenger deaths, stirred up anxiety and feelings of unease for many people who are still grappling with the long-lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The emergence of the BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed "cicada," comes amid broader uneasiness about COVID vaccination rates among seniors — who are es…
A U.S. passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, Spain, on Sunday.
Security and health officials operate at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, Spain, on Sunday following the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius after it was affected by a hantavirus outbreak.