I saw human metapneumo plenty of times when I worked pediatrics, no idea why its coming up now. We had a big wave a couple years ago too.

Its little known to like the regular public but thats cause its like RSV for healthy adults - you get an annoying cough and feel vaguely bad for a while. It hits kids and elderly hard, of course, and anyone immunocompromised. The pneumo part is because it often leads to secondary bacterial pneumonia.

Im a little surprised its being reported on at all tbh