60 Minutes · Health officials monitoring Americans from hantavirus cruise outbreak

1. 1. A hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship has resulted in 11 cases and three deaths.
2. 2. Experts stress hantavirus is not a new pandemic, with transmission less infectious than COVID-19.
3. 3. Online misinformation regarding hantavirus is widespread, generating fear, with doctors representing only 2% of video views.
4. 4. A Houston doctor received millions of views promoting ivermectin for hantavirus with no scientific backing.
5. 5. Misinformation flourishes due to its business model, platforms' lack of policing, and weakened public health agencies.