Masketair

WHN constructed an animation of the voyage of the M/V Hondius during the Andes hantavirus outbreak, including the ship’s route, known cases, evacuations, and passenger dispersal as reported publicly by WHO, the ship owner, governments, and media sources. Animation: whn.global/m-v-hondius-at…

"Esta completamente aceptado que el hantavirus se transmite desde los excrementos de roedores a los humanos al inhalar virus en aerosoles. Por eso no entiendo por qué hay tanta resistencia a aceptar la vía de inhalación para la transmisión de una persona a otra."

Prediction markets are still putting the risk around 7%. I hope they are very wrong. If someone told us that in one out of fourteen possible futures we face another major pandemic, that should be enough to take prevention very seriously. And it would be great if we could try hard to prevent any future pandemics.

All countries should adopt strategies we know can work, not strategies that only work if we are lucky.

As always, Don is 100% on point.

I slipped something in here that's so important and needs to be corrected going forward: --> "Every outbreak investigation involves careful clinical workups, painstaking epidemiology, re-created time-activity patterns, and genomic sequencing—but almost every time, without fail, the investigators ignore the actual space where the outbreak took place. Was the cruise ship’s ventilation system working? What filters did it have, and were they running?" It's not just the cruise ship. Anyone find any building info related to the birthday party outbreak? How about the subsequent funeral/wake where 10 people got infected? I read the Supplemental Info up and down - nuthin... Happened all through covid, too.

The rates of Black Lung increasing in 2026 is equal parts insane, completely avoidable and absolutely predictable. Total tragedy. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

How widely it spreads will be variable on many factors, such as shedding rate, infectious dose and aerostability. Regardless of these factors, we know how you can protect yourself: Mask Filtration Ventilation Clean the air

Encouraging to see some updates in the latest releases! But it's mixed messaging: The WHN open letter was sent in response to the May 4 press release (first image). The May 8 press release had an update (second image). The link you provided (also May 8) mentions respirators, even well-fitted (!) which is great but also medical masks 5 times...

@TheWHN Please read. The WHO relies on good indoor air quality and the masks you mentioned. who.int/publications/m…

Andes hantavirus has documented human-to-human transmission, yet current WHO guidance still does not recommend airborne precautions or respirator use (such as N95s). WHN has issued an open letter urging stronger protections for healthcare workers, passengers, and the public, including clearer guidance on airborne risk, respirator use, and prevention measures. Read the full open letter: whn.global/open-letter-to… #Hantavirus #AndesHantavirus #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention

Story from the community: Someone needed surgery and brought a box of 10 respirators to the hospital. All 4 doctors wore them in the operating room, and after the operation, the box was almost empty. If you can, make it easy for healthcare workers to do the right thing.

It is encouraging to see WHO update its Andes hantavirus guidance on May 8 to recommend respirators rather than medical masks for symptomatic individuals associated with the outbreak. Recognition of airborne transmission risk and appropriate respiratory protection are important components of effective outbreak response. who.int/emergencies/di…

!!Urgent: looking for a masking/airborne aware ent (ear nose throat) doctor in Berlin!! Pls retweet 🙏

Excellent public health action from Singapore. This is how to grip the situation.

I'm afraid this is true and we are seeing the results now.

@AnciraBecky @whn @CovidComunidad @DavidJoffe64 @NicolaRW @people @CoronaZeroCH @drseanmullen @NEJM @sciam @60Minutes @i_must_sing Thank you so much for all you do for the community, Becky!

Finally… it is here. Long COVID Awareness Day March 15, 2026 Today was more than an event. More than 17 hours. More than conversations. It is a living testimony of courage, survival, heartbreak, resilience, & hope. A MASSIVE thank you to our incredible Vincent @WHN, who selflessly gave countless hours of his personal time to carefully cut this 17-hour event into 26 individual segments - making it possible for people everywhere to easily access each breathtaking, powerful, & deeply moving speaker. Every voice matters. Every story matters. Every life impacted matters. Please listen with your heart. 🩶🩵 Share. Amplify the moments that moved you most. My deepest hope is that these voices reach across every platform, every community, & every corner of the world - awakening understanding, exposing the devastating reality of #LongCovid, & igniting urgency for research, treatment, compassion, & action. This illness has stolen far too much from far too many. But on the 15th of March, together, we make sure the world cannot look away. #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCOVID #LongCovidHeartbeats #ChronicIllnessAwareness #WHN We have an urgent need to find treatments & stop forward transmission… NOW. Thank you to everyone who made this day a part of history. 💕🙏 @TogetherWeMask @DrMarjorieRobe1 @1goodtern @michael_hoerger @G_A_grandsong @SunnyRae @Liesl4CleanAir @jlerollblues @LCPerspectives @LongCFoundation @LongCovidAP @morgfair @yaneerbaryam @TaylorLorenz @ModelAyshaMirza @CureLongCovid @Sunny_Rae1 @Isucceed @DarainChains @pamelarbishop @NorpelSam @barbara_nivens @Ninawildflower @BetterS460 @HollyMars2

@KelseyTuoc We need air filter maxxies.

Our comprehensive review about the current status and future perspectives in #LongCovid is out and open access! #NeuroCovid #PASC nature.com/articles/s4385…

“We have to be irrationally optimistic, because that’s the only way out of this anyway”, said shortly after talking about nukes and pandemics. For pandemics, at least, we can be rationally optimistic: we don’t have to keep rolling the dice if we solve clean indoor air and ensure access to breathable, well-fitted masks. More techno-optimists, please help with this.

New podcast is up: - The fully interconnected startup - Drones and the logic of violence - The coming hardware renaissance - Creators vs. Doomers Follow @navalpodcast

Just published! WHN Kids' Zone Magazine, May Edition: New Growth whn.global/kidszone/