Weekly Digest: Hantavirus and Ebola Mentioned Amid Reflections on COVID-19 Memory

A weekly personal digest column that opens with passing discussion of hantavirus and Ebola in the context of COVID-19 memories and pandemic anxiety. The author notes household conversation about whether these pathogens could become as transmissible as COVID-19, and reflects on how the withdrawal of US international aid contrasts with emerging African health crises. The bulk of the piece covers unrelated entertainment and political commentary, including John Travolta's Cannes appearance, a Rachel Reeves public altercation, and a Judy Garland musical adaptation. The hantavirus reference is purely speculative and lacks any epidemiological substance or concrete outbreak information.