Should I Still Mask Up On Airplanes?
Passengers sit on a plane before a flight from Lima to Trujillo, Peru.
Photographer: Raul Sifuentes/Getty Images
Hi folks, it’s Kristen in New York. With winter viruses surging, I’ve been finding myself on high alert every time someone next to me on the subway coughs or sneezes. So I can sympathize with a reader who wonders why we’ve been so quick to ditch masks. But first…
It appears that the majority of Americans that fly now are not masking up on airplanes. I would never think of flying without a mask now, especially in the winter where the flu, Covid and RSV is surging. What do infectious disease specialists recommend? Jane, Michigan