As hantavirus cases continue to make headlines, health experts say there’s very little risk of catching the rare but potentially serious disease. Still, renewed conversations about airborne illnesses appear to be changing how some Americans approach public spaces, especially air travel.
That was the focus of a viral TikTok from creator MadLovePopRocks (@madlovepoprocks) after she noticed something while boarding a recent flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Tennessee. The video, which has drawn more than 157k views, described what she saw as a flashback to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
