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a new studio, this time carried out by Harvard University reveals that flying is less risk of contagion have to go to the supermarket. Delta press photo.
Independent and scientific analyzes that seek to identify the risks of flying or not, They continue to make their results public and on this occasion, The prestigious Harvard University revealed in its study that the multiple layers of protection against the transmission of COVID-19 used during air travel make being in a plane is safer and is less risky than other activities of daily living.
A new “door-to-door” study by T.H. scientists. Chan School of Public Health de Harvard, which is the most comprehensive investigation to date to conclude that the layered approach that US airlines, including Delta, have adopted to protect customers and employees from COVID-19 means the risk of exposure during air travel is very low.
Till the date, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC has not confirmed a single case of COVID-19 transmission on an airplane in the United States.
“The risk of COVID-19 transmission on board an airplane [es] lower than other routine activities during the pandemic, like shopping or going out to eat”, Harvard researchers concluded.
«Implementing these layered risk mitigation strategies … requires passenger and airline compliance [but] "It will help ensure that air travel is as safe or substantially safer than the routine activities people engage in during these times.".
The report concludes that the universal use of face masks, diligent cleaning protocols and advanced security systems ventilation and filtration offer significant protection against COVID-19, reducing the risk of transmission on an aircraft to minimal levels.
Finally, The study determined that the use of face masks It was “the most essential part of a comprehensive set of measures to reduce COVID-19 during air travel”.
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Other studies with strong evidence say the opposite.
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.42.2001624#html_fulltext
Very interesting, It would be good to know the protocols that were followed, if they respected the use of masks, if they interacted with each other, etc. And determine if the contagion actually occurred on the plane or could have occurred at other times during the trip as a taxi., bus, airport, and more.