Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to allay fears of flying the pandemic on one occasion with airline executives and rental cars. “Airplanes simply haven’t been vectors when you see the spread of coronavirus,” DeSantis said in a discussion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on August 28. “Evidence is evidence. And I think that’s anything other people can do for sure. “
Is the evidence so clear?
According to experts, DeSantis’ claim that aircraft were “vectors” of coronavirus spread is false: a “vector” spreads the virus from one place to another, and aircraft carried inflamed passengers across geographic areas, increasing COVID-19 outbreaks. difficult to contain. Joseph Allen, an associate professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard University, called aircraft “excellent viral propagation vectors” at a press conference.
In the context, DeSantis seemed to emphasize the protection of flying than the role of aircraft in spreading the virus from one position to another.
When we touched the governor’s workplace for evidence of DeSantis’ comments, press worker Cody McCloud produced no study or statistics. Instead, he cited the Florida Department of Health’s touch curriculum, and wrote that it “did not provide data suggesting that patients be inflamed while traveling on an advertising aircraft. “
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Florida’s touch curriculum has been embroiled in controversy over reports that it is under-staffed and ineffective. For example, CNN called 27 Floridans who tested positive for COVID-19 and discovered that only five had been touched by the fitness authorities (Florida Department of Health). responded to requests for an interview).
In the absence of reliable data, we made the decision to ask experts about the option to contract the virus on a flight. In general, aircraft alone provide sometimes safe air quality environments, but experts said the threat of infection is largely policy-based. airlines might have in relation to passenger seats, masking and boarding time.
According to experts, the threat of contracting coronavirus on an aircraft is low if the airline follows the procedures explained through public fitness experts: enforce the mask, the area where the seats will be placed and the screen on passengers with poor physical condition.
“If you look at science about all diseases, you see few epidemics” on planes,” Allen said. “It’s not the contagion hotbed that other people think it is. “
Airlines note that advertising aircraft are supplied with HEPA filters, air filters advised through the Centers for Disease Control used in hospital isolation rooms. HEPA filters capture 99. 97% of debris in the air and, in particular, reduce the threat of viral spread. Aircraft cabins are replaced absolutely more than 10 to 12 times per hour, raising air quality above that of a general building.
Due to the maximum rate of air renewal, it is that it will contract someone’s coronavirus several rows away, however, it can still contract the virus from one enjoyed.
“The biggest threat in flight would be pulling the short straw and sitting next to or in front, or across the aisle from an infecter,” said Richard Corsi, who studies indoor air pollutants and is dean of engineering at Portland State University.
It is also vital to note that aircraft’s high-powered filtration systems alone are not enough to prevent epidemics. If an airline does not leave the middle seats open or does not apply the use of the mask with surveillance, flying can be quite dangerous. Currently, domestic airlines that keep mid-seats open come with Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest and JetBlue.
This is because other inflamed people send viral waste into the air at a faster rate than planes chasing them out of the cockpit. “Every time he coughs, communicates or breathes, he sends drops,” said Qingyan Chen, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. “These drops are in the cockpit all the time. “
This makes other security measures, such as dressing in a mask, even more necessary.
Chen cited two foreign flights in the early stages of the pandemic where infection rates vary depending on the use of the mask. On the first flight, no passenger was dressed in a mask and only one passenger inflamed another 14 people while the plane was traveling from London. to Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of the flight, from Singapore to Hangzhou, China, all passengers wore masks. Although 15 passengers were Wuhan citizens with suspected or shown cases of COVID-19, the only type inflamed in the direction had loosened the mask. flight and was sitting about 4 citizens of Wuhan who subsequently tested positive for the virus.
Even if flying is a relatively low risk activity, travel deserves to be avoided unless needed.
“Anything that puts you in touch with others will increase your risk,” said Cindy Prins, associate clinical professor of epidemiology at the University of Florida School of Public Health and Health Professions. “If you compare it to staying at home and getting to the store quickly, you have to put it above that risk point.
The real danger of is not the flight itself; However, passing security checks and waiting at the door for your plane to dock is most likely to put you in touch with others and increase your chances of contracting the virus. Boarding, when the aircraft’s ventilation formula doesn’t work and other people can’t stay away from each other, is one of the riskiesn steps in the process. “Minimizing this era is vital to diminishing exposure,” Corsi wrote. with your mask and sit as fast as you can. “
In general, it is too early for human-to-human transmission on air travel.
Julian Tang, honorary associate professor in the Department of Respiratory Sciences at the University of Leicester in England, said he was aware of several groups of air transport-related infections. However, it is difficult to discover that other people got the virus. Flight.
“A user who has symptoms of COVID-19 several days after arriving at his destination would possibly have become inflamed at his home before arriving at the airport, airport or flight, or even upon arrival at the destination airport, as everyone has an era of variable incubation. for COVID-19, ” said Tang.
Katherine Estep, a spokesperson for Airlines for America, an industry organization specializing in U. S. industry, said the CDC had shown any form of transmissions aboard a U. S. airline.
The absence of demonstrated transmission does not necessarily mean that prospectuses are safe; instead, lack of knowledge reflects the fact that the US is not a major in the world. But it’s not the first time It has a higher infection rate than other countries, Chen said. it’s harder to know exactly where someone has contracted the virus.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to allay fears of flying the pandemic on one occasion with airline executives and rental cars. “Airplanes simply haven’t been vectors when you see the spread of coronavirus,” DeSantis said in a discussion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on August 28. “Evidence is evidence. And I think that’s anything other people can do for sure. “
Is the evidence so clear?
According to experts, DeSantis’ claim that aircraft were “vectors” of coronavirus spread is false: a “vector” spreads the virus from one place to another, and aircraft carried inflamed passengers across geographic areas, increasing COVID-19 outbreaks. difficult to contain. Joseph Allen, an associate professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard University, called aircraft “excellent viral propagation vectors” at a press conference.
In this context, DeSantis seemed to focus on flight protection than on the role of aircraft in spreading the virus from one position to another.
When we touched the governor’s workplace for evidence of DeSantis’ comments, press worker Cody McCloud produced no study or statistics. Instead, he cited the Florida Department of Health’s touch curriculum, and wrote that it “did not provide data suggesting that patients be inflamed while traveling on an advertising aircraft. “
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tried to allay fears of blowing up the pandemic on one occasion with airline executives and rental cars. “Airplanes just haven’t been vectors when you see the spread of the coronavirus,” DeSantis said in a discussion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Aug. 28. “Evidence is evidence. And I think that’s anything other people can safely do. “
Is the evidence so clear?
DeSantis’ claim that aircraft were “vectors” of the spread of coronavirus is false, according to experts: a “vector” spreads the virus from one position to another, and aircraft have transported inflamed passengers across geographic areas, causing COVID-19 outbreaks. Harder to contain. Joseph Allen, an associate professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard University, called aircraft “excellent viral propagation vectors” at a press conference.
In this context, DeSantis seemed to focus on flight protection than on the role of aircraft in spreading the virus from one position to another.
When we touched the governor’s workplace for evidence of DeSantis’ comments, press worker Cody McCloud produced no study or statistics. Instead, he cited the Florida Department of Health’s touch curriculum, and wrote that it “did not provide data suggesting that patients were inflamed while traveling on an advertising aircraft. “
Florida’s touch curriculum has been embroiled in controversy over reports that it is under-staffed and ineffective. For example, CNN called 27 Floridans who tested positive for COVID-19 and discovered that only five had been touched by the fitness authorities (Florida Department of Health). responded to requests for an interview).
In the absence of reliable data, we made the decision to ask experts about the option to contract the virus on a flight. In general, aircraft alone provide sometimes safe air quality environments, but experts said the threat of infection is largely policy-based. airlines might have in relation to passenger seats, masking and boarding time.
According to experts, the threat of contracting coronavirus on an aircraft is low if the airline follows the procedures explained through public fitness experts: enforce the mask, the area where the seats will be placed and the screen on passengers with poor physical condition.
“If you look at science about all diseases, you see few epidemics” on planes,” Allen said. “It’s not the contagion hotbed that other people think it is. “
Airlines note that advertising aircraft are supplied with HEPA filters, air filters advised through the Centers for Disease Control used in hospital isolation rooms. HEPA filters capture 99. 97% of debris in the air and, in particular, reduce the threat of viral spread. aircraft cabins are replaced absolutely more than 10 to 12 times per hour, raising air quality above that of a general building.
Due to the maximum rate of air renewal, it’s that you’ll get someone’s coronavirus several rows away, however, you can still get the virus from one you enjoy.
“The biggest threat in flight would be pulling the short straw and sitting next to or in front, or across the aisle from an infecter,” said Richard Corsi, who studies indoor air pollutants and is dean of engineering at Portland State University.
It is also vital to note that aircraft’s high-powered filtration systems alone are not enough to prevent epidemics. If an airline does not leave the middle seats open or does not apply the use of the mask with surveillance, flying can be quite dangerous. Currently, domestic airlines that keep mid-seats open come with Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest and JetBlue.
This is because other inflamed people send viral debris into the air at a faster rate than planes chasing them out of the cabin. “Every time you cough, communicate or breathe, you send drops,” said Qingyan Chen, a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. “These drops are in the cabin all the time. “
This makes other security measures, such as dressing in a mask, even more necessary.
Chen cited two foreign flights in the early stages of the pandemic where infection rates vary depending on the use of the mask. On the first flight, no passenger was dressed in a mask and only one passenger inflamed another 14 people while the plane was traveling from London. to Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of the flight, from Singapore to Hangzhou, China, all passengers wore masks. Although 15 passengers were Wuhan citizens with suspected or shown cases of COVID-19, the only type inflamed in the direction had loosened the mask. flight and was sitting about 4 citizens of Wuhan who subsequently tested positive for the virus.
Even if flying is a relatively low risk activity, travel deserves to be avoided unless needed.
“Anything that puts you in touch with others will increase your risk,” said Cindy Prins, associate clinical professor of epidemiology at the University of Florida School of Public Health and Health Professions. “If you compare it to staying at home and getting to the store quickly, you have to put it above that risk point.
The real danger of is not the flight itself; However, passing security checks and waiting at the door for your plane to dock is most likely to put you in touch with others and increase your chances of contracting the virus. Boarding, when the aircraft’s ventilation formula doesn’t work and other people can’t stay away from each other, is one of the riskiesn steps in the process. “Minimizing this era is vital to diminishing exposure,” Corsi wrote. with your mask and sit as fast as you can. “
In general, it is too early for human-to-human transmission on air travel.
Julian Tang, an honorary associate professor in the Department of Respiratory Sciences at the University of Leicester in England, said he was aware of several clusters of infections related to air travel. flight.
“A user who shows symptoms of COVID-19 several days after arriving at their destination would possibly have become inflamed at home before arriving at the airport, airport or flight, or even arriving at the destination airport, because they all have an era of variable incubation for COVID-19,” Tang said.
Katherine Estep, spokesperson for Airlines for America, an industry organization specializing in U. S. industry, said the CDC had shown any transmission case aboard a U. S. airline.
The absence of demonstrated transmission does not necessarily mean that prospectuses are safe; instead, lack of knowledge reflects the fact that the US is not a major in the world. But it’s not the first time It has a higher infection rate than other countries, Chen said. it’s harder to know exactly where someone has contracted the virus.
Florida’s touch curriculum has been embroiled in controversy over reports that it is under-staffed and ineffective. For example, CNN called 27 Floridans who tested positive for COVID-19 and discovered that only five had been touched by the fitness authorities (Florida Department of Health). responded to requests for an interview).
In the absence of reliable data, we made the decision to ask experts about the option to contract the virus on a flight. In general, aircraft alone provide sometimes safe air quality environments, but experts said the threat of infection is largely policy-based. airlines might have in relation to passenger seats, masking and boarding time.
According to experts, the threat of contracting coronavirus on an aircraft is low if the airline follows the procedures explained through public fitness experts: enforce the mask, the area where the seats will be placed and the screen on passengers with poor physical condition.
“If you look at science about all diseases, you see few epidemics” on planes,” Allen said. “It’s not the contagion hotbed that other people think it is. “
Airlines note that advertising aircraft are supplied with HEPA filters, air filters advised through the Centers for Disease Control used in hospital isolation rooms. HEPA filters capture 99. 97% of debris in the air and particularly reduce the threat of viral spread. Aircraft cabins are replaced absolutely more than 10 to 12 times per hour, raising air quality above that of a general building.
Due to the maximum rate of air exchange, it is that it will contract someone’s coronavirus several rows away, however, it can still contract the virus from one you enjoy.
“The biggest threat in flight would be pulling the short straw and sitting next to or in front, or across the aisle from an infecter,” said Richard Corsi, who studies indoor air pollutants and is dean of engineering at Portland State University.
It is also vital to note that aircraft’s high-powered filtration systems alone are not sufficient to prevent epidemics. If an airline does not keep the middle seats open or does not apply the use of the mask with surveillance, flying can be quite dangerous. Currently, domestic airlines that keep mid-seats open come with Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest and JetBlue.
This is because other inflamed people send viral waste into the air at a faster rate than planes chasing them out of the cockpit. “Every time he coughs, communicates or breathes, he sends drops,” said Qingyan Chen, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. “These drops are in the cockpit all the time. “
This makes other security measures, such as dressing in a mask, even more necessary.
Chen cited two foreign flights in the early stages of the pandemic where infection rates vary depending on the use of the mask. On the first flight, no passenger was dressed in a mask and only one passenger inflamed another 14 people while the plane was traveling from London. to Hanoi, Vietnam. At the time of the flight, from Singapore to Hangzhou, China, all passengers wore masks. Although 15 passengers were Wuhan citizens with suspected or shown cases of COVID-19, the only type inflamed in the direction had loosened the mask. flight and was sitting about 4 citizens of Wuhan who subsequently tested positive for the virus.
Even if flying is a relatively low risk activity, travel deserves to be avoided unless needed.
“Anything that puts you in touch with more people will increase your risk,” said Cindy Prins, associate clinical professor of epidemiology at the University of Florida School of Public Health and Health Professions. “If you compare it to staying at home and getting to the store quickly, you have to put it above that risk point.
The real danger of is not the flight itself; however, going through security checks and waiting at the gate for your plane to dock is very likely to put you in contact with other people and increase your chances of contracting the virus. Boarding, when the airplane’s ventilation formula doesn’t work and other people can’t stay away from each other, is one of the riskiest steps in the process. “Minimizing this era is vital to reducing exposure,” Corsi wrote. with your mask and sit down as fast as you can. “
In general, it is too early for human-to-human transmission on air travel.
Julian Tang, honorary associate professor in the Department of Respiratory Sciences at the University of Leicester in England, said he was aware of several groups of air transport-related infections. However, it is difficult to discover that other people got the virus. Flight.
“A user who has symptoms of COVID-19 several days after arriving at his destination would possibly have become inflamed at his home before arriving at the airport, airport or flight, or even upon arrival at the destination airport, as everyone has an era of variable incubation. for COVID-19, ” said Tang.
Katherine Estep, spokesperson for Airlines for America, an industrial organization specializing in U. S. industry, said the CDC had shown any form of transmissions aboard an American airline.
The absence of proven transmission does not necessarily mean that brochures are safe, but that lack of knowledge reflects the fact that the US is not the only one in the world to do so. But it’s not the first time It has a higher infection rate than other countries, Chen said. Because the US and its allies in the Middle East have been able to do so But it’s not the first time It has so many cases shown, it’s harder to know exactly where someone has contracted the virus.
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