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An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist explain: how to stay safe when flying

A worker in a protective suit disinfects a passenger plane of Smartwings airline at Vaclav Havel Airport due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Prague, Czech Republic, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny - RC25TG9U8ZK3

While there is no way to make air travel 100% safe, there are ways to make it safer. Image: REUTERS/David W Cerny

Paloma Beamer
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Arizona
Kacey Ernst
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona
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