Go and wear a KN95 100% of the time you're in close contact with others, please.

I used to be VERY Covid conscious. At some point, I threw up my hands in defeat and stopped worrying so much.

We’ve lived with germs our entire lives. I’m back to just accepting that as a risk when I leave my home.

OP, enjoy your trip. I hope you feel better soon. I agree with others who say wearing a mask is a nice gesture, but I absolutely don’t think you need to stay home for cold symptoms.

Wear TWO masks, please and don't take them off during the flight.

Anonymous wrote:Just go. No mask needed. No one is masking on flights - they're 99% unmasked and if you are out of the USA, it's more like 100% unmasked

This isn't true.

Anonymous wrote:Please wear a mask. The rest of us traveling will appreciate it.

Yes, please, a high quality mask if you go. The universe will thank you later on for thinking of others.

I feel sorry for people sitting near you. They are definitely getting sick from you.

Please wear a mask. The rest of us traveling will appreciate it.

Definitely take a decongestant. Flying congested is painful! The pressure on our ears and sinuses is awful.

Anonymous wrote:Go and what’s with the Covid surge people? I was at the doctors this morning and asked about uptick/surge and he said this is not true!

We have seen a slight uptick at my hospital. A couple weeks ago we had 0-1 cases. Last night we had 6. Same pattern as always, those hospitalized have multiple co morbidities. 1 of the 6 was hospitalized for a routine surgery but was coughing and complaining of fatigue so was tested and was positive. But her Covid is very mild, she's just in the hospital to have a joint replaced.

None of the 6 are anywhere near as sick as we used to see.

I hate the term surge but there is definitely an uptick. It seems we have one every few months.

Anonymous wrote:Go and what’s with the Covid surge people? I was at the doctors this morning and asked about uptick/surge and he said this is not true!

From another thread yesterday:

You can call all of this overstated or click-baity, but there has been a substantive percentage increase in cases/hospitalizations recently, and the media has picked up on it. Granted it's starting from a very low base, so percentage increases are gonna be higher. But it's definitely getting wide media coverage.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/covi...-be-alarmed-00109074
https://time.com/6299476/summer-uptick-covid-19-us/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/29...-cases-slightly-rise
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/202...te-summer-covid-wave

Personally I wouldn't call it "a surge", but the numbers are clear, cases and hospitalizations are rising.

Go, and were a mask in the airport and on the plane.

Go and what’s with the Covid surge people? I was at the doctors this morning and asked about uptick/surge and he said this is not true!

Covid takes DAYS to test positive. I would wait postpone the trip and re-test.

Anonymous wrote:Just go. No mask needed. No one is masking on flights - they're 99% unmasked and if you are out of the USA, it's more like 100% unmasked

I just flew back from Italy on Monday, and there were absolutely people masked both in the airport and on my flight. Certainly a minority, but definitely not “no one”.

OP, I’d mask out of courtesy and enjoy the trip.

A covid late summer surge has begun. Please be courteous and mask.