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carpetbagger

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1. Thoughts.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Apr 27, 2021, 03:38 AM

Apr 2021

The rate of getting covid on a plane has been low, maybe 1/3000 or so pre vax, probably about the same as eating out in a normally occupied restaurant with another couple. So with vaccines, the risk of symptomatic infection is probably lower than the injury risk of a long car ride. I've encouraged my parents (81yo) to travel by plane. I think it's dicy, though, to make plans for 2022. A new variant could throw everything off.

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Sincere question about safety of airline travel and COVID-19 [View all] steve2470 Apr 2021 OP

Thoughts. carpetbagger Apr 2021 #1

I fly regularly and did so all through 2020 A HERETIC I AM Apr 2021 #2

I believe that European travel will require vaccination soon, and they require testing now. Sancho Apr 2021 #3

I'm in a high risk group lapfog_1 Apr 2021 #4

There haven't been many reports of spread on planes FBaggins Apr 2021 #5

pre-safety measures, it wasn't safe Terry_M Apr 2021 #6

Yep. It used to be like clockwork... bamagal62 Apr 2021 #7