2025-01-06 08:44:54
HMPV, first identified in 2001, is less severe than COVID-19, with lower mortality and less infectiousness. Unlike COVID-19, it's not a new disease and has been a known cause of respiratory infections, especially in vulnerable groups. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(7-2-7) Author
2025-01-06 09:02:12
NNN Please don't post notes just for the sake of it. Nowhere author claimed that it's a new virus or that it's more dangerous than COVID. Please utilise comment section instead and also try to keep reliable links as source, not the links from some random twitter account. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-3) Author
2025-01-06 11:04:39
China did not “roll out” the hMPV virus. The virus was actually discovered in The Netherlands for the first time, in 2001. Heikkinen T, Österback R, Peltola V, Jartti T, Vainionpää R. Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(1):101-106. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-0-7) Author
2025-01-06 13:00:34
NNN OP is clearly satirical NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-1) Author
2025-01-06 15:01:20
NNN. It's clearly a satirical post. The author is well known for often discussing random trending topics sarcastically. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author