Air Travel and Covid19, what’s the actual danger?

[Anonymous]

Between thousands of people still flying and the trace tracking of positive exposures, what’s the actual danger of flying these days while wearing a mask? Just seems like by now experts would have a pretty good idea of just how dangerous flying really is. In all the nonstop daily news coverage they never bring it up.

Not once have I heard any factual stories on the rate of exposures for people flying. Yet not a day goes by that we don’t hear about a new promising vaccine or new improved testing process only to never hear about it again.

[Anonymous]

Actually, it is fairly safe. Wear a mask and Byod/s. I am off to Fiji in July. Friendly people with little covid. Peace out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually, it is fairly safe. Wear a mask and Byod/s. I am off to Fiji in July. Friendly people with little covid. Peace out.

Will they be letting in people from a high covid area?

[Anonymous]

Well you’re more likely to catch it in a plane than a beach.

[Anonymous]

Danger from covid generally is minimal unless you are old/ill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Between thousands of people still flying and the trace tracking of positive exposures, what’s the actual danger of flying these days while wearing a mask? Just seems like by now experts would have a pretty good idea of just how dangerous flying really is. In all the nonstop daily news coverage they never bring it up.

Not once have I heard any factual stories on the rate of exposures for people flying. Yet not a day goes by that we don’t hear about a new promising vaccine or new improved testing process only to never hear about it again.

There were stories in the beginning of plane transmissions from the Biogen meeting, but I think you’re way overestimating how much contact tracing is happening and how much of it is being reported publicly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between thousands of people still flying and the trace tracking of positive exposures, what’s the actual danger of flying these days while wearing a mask? Just seems like by now experts would have a pretty good idea of just how dangerous flying really is. In all the nonstop daily news coverage they never bring it up.

Not once have I heard any factual stories on the rate of exposures for people flying. Yet not a day goes by that we don’t hear about a new promising vaccine or new improved testing process only to never hear about it again.

There were stories in the beginning of plane transmissions from the Biogen meeting, but I think you’re way overestimating how much contact tracing is happening and how much of it is being reported publicly.

This. There is no tracing. People flying are surely doing far riskier things so no way to identify exposure.

[Anonymous]

Well, there’s this virologist who believes he contracted it while masked on a plane.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virologist-hospitalized-coronavirus-believes-he-got-it-through-his-eyes-n1206956

[Anonymous]

Seems way risky to me with all the recirculated air. Isn't the close proximity part of the reason all hell broke loose in NYC? Not worth the risk imo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, there’s this virologist who believes he contracted it while masked on a plane.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virologist-hospitalized-coronavirus-believes-he-got-it-through-his-eyes-n1206956

Came here to post about him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well you’re more likely to catch it in a plane than a beach.

This. Yet the DE beaches are still closed to out of state visitors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, there’s this virologist who believes he contracted it while masked on a plane.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virologist-hospitalized-coronavirus-believes-he-got-it-through-his-eyes-n1206956

Came here to post about him.

Wasn’t he flying from NY—the epicenter—to NoLa? He could have contracted it a day or two before getting on the flight. Anything is possible.

[Anonymous]

This person thinks it is safe.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/18/airplanes-dont-make-you-sick-really/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well you’re more likely to catch it in a plane than a beach.

This. Yet the DE beaches are still closed to out of state visitors.

They don't actually think you'll catch covid on the beach. They just don't want you traveling to their area and going to their grocery stores, gas stations, hopsitals/urgent care clinics, etc. The best way to keep people away is to take away the reason they would come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well you’re more likely to catch it in a plane than a beach.

This. Yet the DE beaches are still closed to out of state visitors.

They don't actually think you'll catch covid on the beach. They just don't want you traveling to their area and going to their grocery stores, gas stations, hopsitals/urgent care clinics, etc. The best way to keep people away is to take away the reason they would come.

Yes this.