Morning Wire Current Hantavirus Risk Levels & Gas Prices Soar As Iran Deal Unravels | 5.12.26
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May 12, 2026 
Megan Basham, Daily Wire culture reporter covering California’s proposed billionaire tax and local politics. E.J. Antony, Heritage Foundation chief economist analyzing gas price spikes and labor-market quirks. Aditi Bussells, public health researcher on hantavirus risks tied to the MV Hondius. They discuss rising fuel uncertainty and economic signals. They also cover hantavirus transmission basics and local political fallout in California.
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Hantavirus From Cruise Ship Is Low Community Risk
- Hantavirus on MV Hondius is rare and transmits differently from COVID, mainly via close contact with rodent-borne feces or bodily fluids and rarely person-to-person.
- Aditi Bussells noted one PCR-positive American quarantined in Omaha/Atlanta while deceased cases were elderly with likely comorbidities, limiting broader risk.
Follow Standard Precautions And Seek Care If Symptomatic
- Practice routine infection precautions but don't panic; medical staff use standard PPE and COVID-era protections reduce risk to clinicians.
- Aditi Bussells recommended fluids, rest, and hospital care for severe cases and cautioned older/comorbid patients face higher mortality.
Geopolitics Could Force Fuel Rationing
- Global crude shortages and Strait of Hormuz uncertainty are driving volatility that could force fuel rationing if supplies keep dwindling.
- E.J. Antony warned burning reserves for missing one-fifth of global supply could push prices sharply higher.