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Did Pfizer present a hantavirus vaccine?
There is no evidence that Pfizer has manufactured a vaccine against hantavirus, according to the US National Institutes of Health.
TL;DR
- A social media claim that Pfizer manufactured a hantavirus vaccine is false.
- No vaccine currently exists to prevent hantavirus infection, according to the US National Institutes of Health.
- The claim is circulating amid a hantavirus outbreak reported on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- Searches for 'hantavirus' on Pfizer's website yielded no results.
- Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses transmitted by infected rodents, capable of causing severe illness with a significant mortality rate.
- There is no specific treatment for hantavirus infection; supportive care is recommended.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that new cases of hantavirus may emerge due to the virus's long incubation period.
- The incubation period for hantavirus can be up to six weeks, with an average of three weeks.
- Nine cases of hantavirus have been reported in connection with the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, with seven confirmed.