First hantavirus, now Ebola; What happened to the 323 vials of viruses that went missing from an Australian laboratory?

By Rhoda Wilson on May 21, 2026

This month, a hantavirus “outbreak” and an Ebola “outbreak” have been reported.

The widely publicised hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius was managed by the widely discredited World Health Organisation (“WHO”). And WHO has declared the Ebola “outbreak” as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (“PHEIC”).

This has reminded us of an article we published at the end of 2024 about virus samples that went missing from an Australian laboratory. So, we are republishing it below.

In 2021, 323 vials of virus samples went missing from a government-operated laboratory in Queensland, Australia. Two of the vials contained hantavirus.

Hantavirus is one of the viruses that causes illnesses referred to as viral haemorrhagic fevers (“VHFs”). Another virus that causes VHFs is the Ebolavirus.

Update: An investigation was carried out into the missing vials of viruses by the Queensland Ministry of Health, which determined they were likely destroyed rather than stolen or lost. According to a “fact check” blog by Snopes, “the agency said the samples were unlikely to have been lost or stolen, and were instead unaccounted for due to incomplete lab records, adding that the breach caused ‘no risk or harm’ to staff or the broader community.”

According to the Mirror, “questions have surfaced over [the missing vials] location following the deadly virus infecting passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.”

Interestingly, 323 missing vials of “live” virus did not attract the attention of an international response that required WHO’s management, but suspected cases of hantavirus on a cruise ship did.

Just as interesting is that missing vials of “live” virus posed no risk to the public at large, but a few suspected cases of “the deadly” hantavirus on a cruise ship, which is not transmitted between people, did.

https://expose-news.com/2026/05/21/what-happened-to-the-323-vials-of-viruses/

HHS Just Issued a Surgeon General’s Warning Every Parent Needs to See

Kids are now spending more time on screens than sleeping.

May 21, 2026

A report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Surgeon General includes a “toolkit that gives parents, schools and communities practical tools to better protect their children and adolescents from growing harms of excessive screen exposures,” said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released a surgeon general’s report warning against the harms of excessive screen use for children and teens.

The report includes a “toolkit that gives parents, schools and communities practical tools to better protect their children and adolescents from growing harms of excessive screen exposures,” said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy announced the report’s release at a press conference this afternoon in Gilbert, Iowa, as part of his “Take Back Your Health” tour.

“Children are spending more time on screens than sleeping, exercising, reading, interacting face to face with family and friends,” Kennedy said.

He called excessive screen use one of the “most urgent health challenges facing American children.”

The report, which comes from the surgeon general’s office, even though there is no Senate-confirmed nominee, provides parents with a summary of research on screen use’s impact on kids. It includes recommendations for healthy screen use behavior.

“This is something we should have done for our kids a long time ago,” Kennedy said.

The U.S. surgeon general post has been empty since January 2025, when President Donald Trump took office. Trump originally nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat and later Dr. Casey Means, but withdrew both nominations.

On April 30, Trump nominated Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, after Means’ bid had stalled in Congress for months. Earlier this week, Kennedy tapped Stephanie Haridopolos as interim surgeon general until the Senate confirms a nominee.

more:

https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/hhs-just-issued-a-surgeon-generals

Why Smart People Fall for the Biggest Lies

We laugh at the fact that doctors once promoted cigarettes and lobotomies. But one day, future generations will laugh at us too. What are we blindly trusting today?

The Vigilant Fox

May 20, 2026

In the 1930s to the early 60s, Americans were convinced smoking was healthy.

Doctors proudly appeared in cigarette ads. “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.”

The public was given a clear message: If physicians smoked themselves, how dangerous could it possibly be?

At its peak, more than 42% of American adults smoked, with rates among men climbing as high as 50–57%.

Business was booming. But behind the scenes, tobacco companies already knew smoking was linked to deadly disease.

Internal research pointed to the dangers early, yet the industry spent years funding doubt, attacking critics, and delaying public awareness long enough to keep the machine running.

Then came January 11, 1964.

The U.S. Surgeon General released the report that changed everything: smoking causes lung cancer and other deadly illnesses.

Almost overnight, one of the most trusted health narratives in America began to collapse.

And it wasn’t the only one.

In the 1940s and 1950s, lobotomies were celebrated as a revolutionary treatment for mental illness. Walter Freeman traveled the country performing thousands of “ice-pick” procedures, sometimes in minutes, sometimes on children.

The technique even earned a Nobel Prize.

Years later, it was widely condemned as barbaric, after leaving countless patients permanently damaged.

Today, we look back at both eras with disbelief and wonder how entire generations came to trust that later proved so catastrophically wrong.

But the more uncomfortable question is harder to escape:

How many medical “certainties” we trust today will future generations one day look back on the same way?

more:

https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/why-smart-people-fall-for-the-biggest-8e7