Dr. Drew Calls for Calm on Hantavirus Coverage

Media personality and physician Dr. Drew Pinsky is pushing back against growing fear surrounding Hantavirus coverage, accusing major outlets of creating what he called “panic p*rn” over the rare disease. Dr. Drew emphasized that Hantavirus is not spreading person-to-person like COVID-19 and is most commonly contracted through exposure to infected rodent droppings, urine, or saliva. Health officials agree the virus remains rare in the United States.