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Dec 17, 2021 · Are people getting sick from flying? How safe is flying during COVID-19? Experts weigh on on air travel during the pandemic, how to avoid coronavirus on planes.
Apr 28, 2021 · Before booking any cheap ticket, it's important to be aware of the risks of flying during COVID-19. We talked to doctors, pilots, and other industry experts about whether it is safe to...
- Alesandra Dubin
May 11, 2021 · Medical, aviation, and travel experts weigh in on whether or not it's safe to fly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Katherine Alex Beaven
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- Before you travel. As you think about making travel plans, consider these questions: Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19? If you haven't, get vaccinated.
- Check local requirements, restrictions and situations. Some state, local and territorial governments have requirements, such as requiring people to wear masks, get tested, be vaccinated or stay isolated for a period of time after arrival.
- Travel and testing. For vaccinated people. If you have been fully vaccinated, the CDC states that you don't need to get tested before or after your trip within the U.S. or stay home (quarantine) after you return.
- Stay safe when you travel. In the U.S., you must wear a face mask on planes, buses, trains and other forms of public transportation. The mask must fit snugly and cover both your mouth and nose.
Apr 17, 2021 · To understand how risky it may be to board a flight now, start with how air circulates in a plane. More people are flying every day, as Covid restrictions ease and vaccinations accelerate.
Nov 12, 2020 · According to the airline industry, it’s safe to fly during the Covid-19 pandemic. United Airlines boasts that the “risk of exposure to Covid-19 is almost non-existent on our flights.”
Nov 25, 2020 · One much-publicized study on flying, conducted by the Defense Department, found that “overall exposure risk from aerosolized pathogens, like coronavirus, is very low” and concluded that a...
