Hantavirus - New potential pandemic, old patterns: How a cruise cluster ignited the biotech boom!

A single hantavirus case aboard an expedition ship was enough to send Wall Street into a speculation frenzy. After an evacuated American passenger from the MV Hondius tested positive for the Andes strain, a wave of buying swept through the biotech sector. Moderna surged by 12%, vaccine developers exploded — and the question suddenly became: Is the next pandemic looming? The reality is more nuanced . The World Health Organization confirms six infections with three deaths aboard the ship sailing from Argentina through the South Atlantic. The Andes...